Q: Is 60,042,672 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 60,042,672 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,042,672 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 60042672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 416,963 833,926 1,250,889 1,667,852 2,501,778 3,335,704 3,752,667 5,003,556 6,671,408 7,505,334 10,007,112 15,010,668 20,014,224 30,021,336 and 60,042,672, with no remainder.

Since 60,042,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,042,672, 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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