Q: Is 62,002,458 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 62,002,458 is not a prime number.

Why is 62,002,458 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 62002458 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 492,083 984,166 1,476,249 2,952,498 3,444,581 4,428,747 6,889,162 8,857,494 10,333,743 20,667,486 31,001,229 and 62,002,458, with no remainder.

Since 62,002,458 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,002,458, 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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