Q: Is 5,423 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 5,423 is not a prime number.

Why is 5,423 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 5423 can be evenly divided by 1 11 17 29 187 319 493 and 5,423, with no remainder.

Since 5,423 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,423, it is not a prime number.


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Number 5,4215,4225,4245,425
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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