Q: Is 5,958 a Prime Number?

A: No, 5,958 is not a prime number.

Why is 5,958 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 5958 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 331 662 993 1,986 2,979 and 5,958, with no remainder.

Since 5,958 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,958, it is not a prime number.

Number	5,956	5,957	5,959	5,960
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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