Q: Is 62,472 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 62,472 is not a prime number.

Why is 62,472 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 62472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 19 24 38 57 76 114 137 152 228 274 411 456 548 822 1,096 1,644 2,603 3,288 5,206 7,809 10,412 15,618 20,824 31,236 and 62,472, with no remainder.

Since 62,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,472, 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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