Q: Is 59,427 a Prime Number?

A: No, 59,427 is not a prime number.

Why is 59,427 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 59427 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 31 71 93 213 279 639 837 1,917 2,201 6,603 19,809 and 59,427, with no remainder.

Since 59,427 cannot be divided by just 1 and 59,427, it is not a prime number.

Number	59,425	59,426	59,428	59,429
Prime?	no	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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