Q: Is 5,800 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 5,800 is not a prime number.

Why is 5,800 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 5800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 29 40 50 58 100 116 145 200 232 290 580 725 1,160 1,450 2,900 and 5,800, with no remainder.

Since 5,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,800, it is not a prime number.


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