Q: Is 60,426,140 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 60,426,140 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,426,140 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 60426140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 29 58 116 145 290 580 104,183 208,366 416,732 520,915 1,041,830 2,083,660 3,021,307 6,042,614 12,085,228 15,106,535 30,213,070 and 60,426,140, with no remainder.

Since 60,426,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,426,140, 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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