Q: Is 85,901 a Prime Number?

A: No, 85,901 is not a prime number.

Why is 85,901 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 85901 can be evenly divided by 1 17 31 163 527 2,771 5,053 and 85,901, with no remainder.

Since 85,901 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,901, it is not a prime number.

Number	85,899	85,900	85,902	85,903
Prime?	no	no	no	yes

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

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