Q: Is 45,853 a Prime Number?

A: Yes, 45,853 is a prime number.

Why is 45,853 a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 45853 can be evenly divided by 1 and 45,853, with no remainder.

Since 45,853 can be divided by just 1 and 45,853, it is a prime number.

Number	45,851	45,852	45,854	45,855
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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