Q: Is 85,985 a Prime Number?

A: No, 85,985 is not a prime number.

Why is 85,985 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 85985 can be evenly divided by 1 5 29 145 593 2,965 17,197 and 85,985, with no remainder.

Since 85,985 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,985, it is not a prime number.

Number	85,983	85,984	85,986	85,987
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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