Q: Is 62,356 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 62,356 is not a prime number.

Why is 62,356 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 62356 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 17 28 34 68 119 131 238 262 476 524 917 1,834 2,227 3,668 4,454 8,908 15,589 31,178 and 62,356, with no remainder.

Since 62,356 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,356, 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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