Q: Is 17,859 a Prime Number?
A: No, 17,859 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 17859 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5,953 and 17,859, with no remainder.
Since 17,859 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,859, it is not a prime number.