Q: Is 11,985 a Prime Number?
A: No, 11,985 is 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 11985 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 17 47 51 85 141 235 255 705 799 2,397 3,995 and 11,985, with no remainder.
Since 11,985 cannot be divided by just 1 and 11,985, it is not a prime number.