Q: Is 5,900 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 5,900 is not a prime number.

Why is 5,900 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 5900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 59 100 118 236 295 590 1,180 1,475 2,950 and 5,900, with no remainder.

Since 5,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,900, it is not a prime number.


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

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