Q: Is 62,442 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 62,442 is not a prime number.

Why is 62,442 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 62442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 3,469 6,938 10,407 20,814 31,221 and 62,442, with no remainder.

Since 62,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,442, it is not a prime number.


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Number 62,44062,44162,44362,444
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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