Q: Is 60,942 a Prime Number?

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

Why is 60,942 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 60942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 1,451 2,902 4,353 8,706 10,157 20,314 30,471 and 60,942, with no remainder.

Since 60,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,942, it is not a prime number.

Number	60,940	60,941	60,943	60,944
Prime?	no	no	yes	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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