Q: Is 60,523,143 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 60,523,143 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,523,143 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 60523143 can be evenly divided by 1 3 23 69 661 1,327 1,983 3,981 15,203 30,521 45,609 91,563 877,147 2,631,441 20,174,381 and 60,523,143, with no remainder.

Since 60,523,143 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,523,143, 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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