Q: Is 70,993 a Prime Number?

A: No, 70,993 is not a prime number.

Why is 70,993 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 70993 can be evenly divided by 1 13 43 127 559 1,651 5,461 and 70,993, with no remainder.

Since 70,993 cannot be divided by just 1 and 70,993, it is not a prime number.

Number	70,991	70,992	70,994	70,995
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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