Q: Is 60,997,863 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 60,997,863 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,997,863 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 60997863 can be evenly divided by 1 3 23 31 69 93 713 2,139 28,517 85,551 655,891 884,027 1,967,673 2,652,081 20,332,621 and 60,997,863, with no remainder.

Since 60,997,863 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,997,863, 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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