Q: Is 62,440 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 62,440 is not a prime number.

Why is 62,440 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 62440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 223 280 446 892 1,115 1,561 1,784 2,230 3,122 4,460 6,244 7,805 8,920 12,488 15,610 31,220 and 62,440, with no remainder.

Since 62,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,440, 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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