Q: Is 60,596 a Prime Number?

A: No, 60,596 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,596 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 60596 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 15,149 30,298 and 60,596, with no remainder.

Since 60,596 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,596, it is not a prime number.

Number	60,594	60,595	60,597	60,598
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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