Q: Is 60,579 a Prime Number?

A: No, 60,579 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,579 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 60579 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 53 127 159 381 477 1,143 6,731 20,193 and 60,579, with no remainder.

Since 60,579 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,579, it is not a prime number.

Number	60,577	60,578	60,580	60,581
Prime?	no	no	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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