Q: Is 60,246,260 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 60,246,260 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,246,260 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 60246260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 127 254 508 635 1,270 2,540 23,719 47,438 94,876 118,595 237,190 474,380 3,012,313 6,024,626 12,049,252 15,061,565 30,123,130 and 60,246,260, with no remainder.

Since 60,246,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,246,260, 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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