Q: Is 85,940 a Prime Number?

A: No, 85,940 is not a prime number.

Why is 85,940 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 85940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 4,297 8,594 17,188 21,485 42,970 and 85,940, with no remainder.

Since 85,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,940, it is not a prime number.

Number	85,938	85,939	85,941	85,942
Prime?	no	no	no	no

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

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