Q: Is 62,118,978 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 62,118,978 is not a prime number.

Why is 62,118,978 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 62118978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 31 62 93 186 333,973 667,946 1,001,919 2,003,838 10,353,163 20,706,326 31,059,489 and 62,118,978, with no remainder.

Since 62,118,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,118,978, 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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