Q: Is 62,117,024 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 62,117,024 is not a prime number.

Why is 62,117,024 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 62117024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 1,941,157 3,882,314 7,764,628 15,529,256 31,058,512 and 62,117,024, with no remainder.

Since 62,117,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,117,024, 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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