Q: Is 85,845 a Prime Number?

A: No, 85,845 is not a prime number.

Why is 85,845 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 85845 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 59 97 177 291 295 485 885 1,455 5,723 17,169 28,615 and 85,845, with no remainder.

Since 85,845 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,845, it is not a prime number.

Number	85,843	85,844	85,846	85,847
Prime?	yes	no	no	yes

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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