Q: Is 60,421,221 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 60,421,221 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,421,221 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 60421221 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 63 81 189 243 567 1,701 35,521 106,563 248,647 319,689 745,941 959,067 2,237,823 2,877,201 6,713,469 8,631,603 20,140,407 and 60,421,221, with no remainder.

Since 60,421,221 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,421,221, 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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