Q: Is 61,299 a Prime Number?

A: No, 61,299 is not a prime number.

Why is 61,299 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 61299 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 49 63 139 147 417 441 973 1,251 2,919 6,811 8,757 20,433 and 61,299, with no remainder.

Since 61,299 cannot be divided by just 1 and 61,299, it is not a prime number.

Number	61,297	61,298	61,300	61,301
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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