Q: Is 60,887,578 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 60,887,578 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,887,578 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 60887578 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 197 394 4,531 6,719 9,062 13,438 154,537 309,074 1,323,643 2,647,286 30,443,789 and 60,887,578, with no remainder.

Since 60,887,578 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,887,578, 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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