Q: Is 60,231,606 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 60,231,606 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,231,606 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 60231606 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 83 166 249 498 120,947 241,894 362,841 725,682 10,038,601 20,077,202 30,115,803 and 60,231,606, with no remainder.

Since 60,231,606 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,231,606, 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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