Q: Is 62,006,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 62,006,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 62,006,248 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 62006248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 1,103 2,206 4,412 7,027 8,824 14,054 28,108 56,216 7,750,781 15,501,562 31,003,124 and 62,006,248, with no remainder.

Since 62,006,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,006,248, 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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