Q: Is 60,572,178 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 60,572,178 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,572,178 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 60572178 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 1,121,707 2,243,414 3,365,121 6,730,242 10,095,363 20,190,726 30,286,089 and 60,572,178, with no remainder.

Since 60,572,178 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,572,178, 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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