Q: Is 5,848 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 5,848 is not a prime number.

Why is 5,848 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 5848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 34 43 68 86 136 172 344 731 1,462 2,924 and 5,848, with no remainder.

Since 5,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,848, it is not a prime number.


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