Q: Is 60,307,317 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 60,307,317 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,307,317 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 60307317 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 227 681 1,589 2,043 4,217 4,767 12,651 14,301 29,519 37,953 88,557 265,671 957,259 2,871,777 6,700,813 8,615,331 20,102,439 and 60,307,317, with no remainder.

Since 60,307,317 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,307,317, 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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