Q: Is 60,599 a Prime Number?

A: No, 60,599 is not a prime number.

Why is 60,599 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 60599 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 77 787 5,509 8,657 and 60,599, with no remainder.

Since 60,599 cannot be divided by just 1 and 60,599, it is not a prime number.

Number	60,597	60,598	60,600	60,601
Prime?	no	no	no	yes

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

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