Q: Is 61,021,971 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 61,021,971 is not a prime number.

Why is 61,021,971 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 61021971 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 491 1,473 4,419 4,603 13,257 13,809 41,427 124,281 2,260,073 6,780,219 20,340,657 and 61,021,971, with no remainder.

Since 61,021,971 cannot be divided by just 1 and 61,021,971, 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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