Q: Is 60,021 a Prime Number?

A: No, 60,021 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,021 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 60021 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 19 27 39 57 81 117 171 243 247 351 513 741 1,053 1,539 2,223 3,159 4,617 6,669 20,007 and 60,021, with no remainder.

Since 60,021 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,021, it is not a prime number.

Number	60,019	60,020	60,022	60,023
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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