Q: Is 60,996 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 60,996 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,996 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 60996 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 17 23 26 34 39 46 51 52 68 69 78 92 102 138 156 204 221 276 299 391 442 598 663 782 884 897 1,173 1,196 1,326 1,564 1,794 2,346 2,652 3,588 4,692 5,083 10,166 15,249 20,332 30,498 and 60,996, with no remainder.

Since 60,996 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,996, 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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