Q: Is 60,005,601 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 60,005,601 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,005,601 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 60005601 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 37 111 333 367 491 1,101 1,473 3,303 4,419 13,579 18,167 40,737 54,501 122,211 163,503 180,197 540,591 1,621,773 6,667,289 20,001,867 and 60,005,601, with no remainder.

Since 60,005,601 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,005,601, 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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