Q: Is 66,609 a Prime Number?

A: No, 66,609 is not a prime number.

Why is 66,609 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 66609 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 2,467 7,401 22,203 and 66,609, with no remainder.

Since 66,609 cannot be divided by just 1 and 66,609, it is not a prime number.

Number	66,607	66,608	66,610	66,611
Prime?	no	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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