Q: Is 60,421,212 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 60,421,212 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,421,212 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 60421212 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 1,678,367 3,356,734 5,035,101 6,713,468 10,070,202 15,105,303 20,140,404 30,210,606 and 60,421,212, with no remainder.

Since 60,421,212 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,421,212, 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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