Q: Is 5,838 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 5,838 is not a prime number.

Why is 5,838 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 5838 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 139 278 417 834 973 1,946 2,919 and 5,838, with no remainder.

Since 5,838 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,838, it is not a prime number.


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