Q: Is 60,859,942 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 60,859,942 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,859,942 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 60859942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 13 22 26 143 169 286 338 1,859 3,718 16,369 32,738 180,059 212,797 360,118 425,594 2,340,767 2,766,361 4,681,534 5,532,722 30,429,971 and 60,859,942, with no remainder.

Since 60,859,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,859,942, 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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