Q: Is 60,342,524 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 60,342,524 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,342,524 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 60342524 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 23 44 46 92 253 506 1,012 59,627 119,254 238,508 655,897 1,311,794 1,371,421 2,623,588 2,742,842 5,485,684 15,085,631 30,171,262 and 60,342,524, with no remainder.

Since 60,342,524 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,342,524, 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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