Q: Is 61,122,159 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 61,122,159 is not a prime number.

Why is 61,122,159 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 61122159 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 49 63 147 441 138,599 415,797 970,193 1,247,391 2,910,579 6,791,351 8,731,737 20,374,053 and 61,122,159, with no remainder.

Since 61,122,159 cannot be divided by just 1 and 61,122,159, 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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