Q: Is 60,421,239 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 60,421,239 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,421,239 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 60421239 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 29 87 181 261 543 1,279 1,629 3,837 5,249 11,511 15,747 37,091 47,241 111,273 231,499 333,819 694,497 2,083,491 6,713,471 20,140,413 and 60,421,239, with no remainder.

Since 60,421,239 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,421,239, 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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