Q: Is 60,288,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 60,288,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,288,012 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 60288012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 1,674,667 3,349,334 5,024,001 6,698,668 10,048,002 15,072,003 20,096,004 30,144,006 and 60,288,012, with no remainder.

Since 60,288,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,288,012, 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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