Q: Is 60,498 a Prime Number?

A: No, 60,498 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,498 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 60498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 3,361 6,722 10,083 20,166 30,249 and 60,498, with no remainder.

Since 60,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,498, it is not a prime number.

Number	60,496	60,497	60,499	60,500
Prime?	no	yes	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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