Q: Is 60,005,231 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 60,005,231 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,005,231 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 60005231 can be evenly divided by 1 11 13 37 121 143 407 481 1,031 1,573 4,477 5,291 11,341 13,403 38,147 58,201 124,751 147,433 419,617 495,911 1,621,763 4,615,787 5,455,021 and 60,005,231, with no remainder.

Since 60,005,231 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,005,231, 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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