Q: Is 60,860,889 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 60,860,889 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,860,889 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 60860889 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 79 81 237 711 2,133 6,399 9,511 28,533 85,599 256,797 751,369 770,391 2,254,107 6,762,321 20,286,963 and 60,860,889, with no remainder.

Since 60,860,889 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,860,889, 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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