Q: Is 60,205,442 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 60,205,442 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,205,442 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 60205442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 1,277 2,143 2,554 4,286 14,047 23,573 28,094 47,146 2,736,611 5,473,222 30,102,721 and 60,205,442, with no remainder.

Since 60,205,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,205,442, 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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