Is 60 a prime number?
No, 60 is not a prime number. It is divisible by 2: 60 = 2 × 30.
Is 60 prime?
Pick any whole number from 1 to 10,000.
How to work it out
- 1
A prime number has exactly two factors: 1 and itself.
- 2
It is enough to test the primes up to √60 ≈ 7.75. If none of them divides 60, it is prime.
- 3
2 divides 60 exactly, so it is not prime. Its prime factorisation is
LaTeX source of the formulas on this page
\[ 60 = 2^{2} \times 3 \times 5 \]Testing 60 by the primes up to its square root
| Prime | Division | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 60 ÷ 2 | divides exactly (30) |
| 3 | 60 ÷ 3 | divides exactly (20) |
| 5 | 60 ÷ 5 | divides exactly (12) |
| 7 | 60 ÷ 7 | leaves 4 |
Questions
Is 60 a prime number?
No, 60 is not a prime number. It is divisible by 2: 60 = 2 × 30.
What is the next prime after 60?
61.
What is the prime number before 60?
59.
What are the factors of 60?
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60.