Q: Is 60,842,426 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 60,842,426 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,842,426 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 60842426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 131 181 262 362 1,283 2,566 23,711 47,422 168,073 232,223 336,146 464,446 30,421,213 and 60,842,426, with no remainder.

Since 60,842,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,842,426, 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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