Q: Is 5,005 a Prime Number?

A: No, 5,005 is not a prime number.

Why is 5,005 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 5005 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 11 13 35 55 65 77 91 143 385 455 715 1,001 and 5,005, with no remainder.

Since 5,005 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,005, it is not a prime number.

Number	5,003	5,004	5,006	5,007
Prime?	yes	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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