Q: Is 60,859,941 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 60,859,941 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,859,941 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 60859941 can be evenly divided by 1 3 79 237 491 523 1,473 1,569 38,789 41,317 116,367 123,951 256,793 770,379 20,286,647 and 60,859,941, with no remainder.

Since 60,859,941 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,859,941, 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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