Q: Is 61,002,501 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 61,002,501 is not a prime number.

Why is 61,002,501 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 61002501 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 49 61 147 183 427 1,281 2,989 6,803 8,967 20,409 47,621 142,863 333,347 414,983 1,000,041 1,244,949 2,904,881 8,714,643 20,334,167 and 61,002,501, with no remainder.

Since 61,002,501 cannot be divided by just 1 and 61,002,501, 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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