Q: Is 85,969 a Prime Number?

A: No, 85,969 is not a prime number.

Why is 85,969 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 85969 can be evenly divided by 1 13 17 221 389 5,057 6,613 and 85,969, with no remainder.

Since 85,969 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,969, it is not a prime number.

Number	85,967	85,968	85,970	85,971
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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