Q: Is 60,841,971 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 60,841,971 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,841,971 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 60841971 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 19 29 57 87 171 261 551 1,653 4,959 12,269 36,807 110,421 233,111 355,801 699,333 1,067,403 2,097,999 3,202,209 6,760,219 20,280,657 and 60,841,971, with no remainder.

Since 60,841,971 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,841,971, 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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