Q: Is 60,144 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 60,144 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,144 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 60144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 84 112 168 179 336 358 537 716 1,074 1,253 1,432 2,148 2,506 2,864 3,759 4,296 5,012 7,518 8,592 10,024 15,036 20,048 30,072 and 60,144, with no remainder.

Since 60,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,144, 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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