Q: Is 62,424,220 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 62,424,220 is not a prime number.

Why is 62,424,220 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 62424220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 79 158 316 395 790 1,580 39,509 79,018 158,036 197,545 395,090 790,180 3,121,211 6,242,422 12,484,844 15,606,055 31,212,110 and 62,424,220, with no remainder.

Since 62,424,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,424,220, 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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