Q: Is 61,606,602 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 61,606,602 is not a prime number.

Why is 61,606,602 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 61606602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 1,140,863 2,281,726 3,422,589 6,845,178 10,267,767 20,535,534 30,803,301 and 61,606,602, with no remainder.

Since 61,606,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 61,606,602, 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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