Q: Is 5,859 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 5,859 is not a prime number.

Why is 5,859 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 5859 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 31 63 93 189 217 279 651 837 1,953 and 5,859, with no remainder.

Since 5,859 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,859, it is not a prime number.


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