Q: Is 60,540,501 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 60,540,501 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,540,501 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 60540501 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 229 687 1,603 4,809 12,589 37,767 88,123 264,369 2,882,881 8,648,643 20,180,167 and 60,540,501, with no remainder.

Since 60,540,501 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,540,501, 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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