Q: Is 5,844 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 5,844 is not a prime number.

Why is 5,844 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 5844 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 487 974 1,461 1,948 2,922 and 5,844, with no remainder.

Since 5,844 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,844, it is not a prime number.


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