Q: Is 60,878,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 60,878,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,878,502 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 60878502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 359 718 1,077 2,154 3,231 6,462 9,421 18,842 28,263 56,526 84,789 169,578 3,382,139 6,764,278 10,146,417 20,292,834 30,439,251 and 60,878,502, with no remainder.

Since 60,878,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,878,502, 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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