Q: Is 60,403,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 60,403,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,403,842 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 60403842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 23 46 69 138 207 414 145,903 291,806 437,709 875,418 1,313,127 2,626,254 3,355,769 6,711,538 10,067,307 20,134,614 30,201,921 and 60,403,842, with no remainder.

Since 60,403,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,403,842, 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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