Q: Is 60,458,958 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 60,458,958 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,458,958 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 60458958 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 479,833 959,666 1,439,499 2,878,998 3,358,831 4,318,497 6,717,662 8,636,994 10,076,493 20,152,986 30,229,479 and 60,458,958, with no remainder.

Since 60,458,958 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,458,958, 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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