Q: Is 5,871 a Prime Number?

A: No, 5,871 is not a prime number.

Why is 5,871 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 5871 can be evenly divided by 1 3 19 57 103 309 1,957 and 5,871, with no remainder.

Since 5,871 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,871, it is not a prime number.

Number	5,869	5,870	5,872	5,873
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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