Q: Is 60,591,979 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 60,591,979 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,591,979 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 60591979 can be evenly divided by 1 7 49 241 343 733 1,687 5,131 11,809 35,917 82,663 176,653 251,419 1,236,571 8,655,997 and 60,591,979, with no remainder.

Since 60,591,979 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,591,979, 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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