Q: Is 61,242,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 61,242,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 61,242,420 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 61242420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 1,020,707 2,041,414 3,062,121 4,082,828 5,103,535 6,124,242 10,207,070 12,248,484 15,310,605 20,414,140 30,621,210 and 61,242,420, with no remainder.

Since 61,242,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 61,242,420, 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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