Q: Is 60,272 a Prime Number?

A: No, 60,272 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,272 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 60272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 3,767 7,534 15,068 30,136 and 60,272, with no remainder.

Since 60,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,272, it is not a prime number.

Number	60,270	60,271	60,273	60,274
Prime?	no	yes	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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