Q: Is 60,424,872 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 60,424,872 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,424,872 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 60424872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 2,517,703 5,035,406 7,553,109 10,070,812 15,106,218 20,141,624 30,212,436 and 60,424,872, with no remainder.

Since 60,424,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,424,872, 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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