Q: Is 62,476,990 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 62,476,990 is not a prime number.

Why is 62,476,990 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 62476990 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 239 478 1,195 2,390 26,141 52,282 130,705 261,410 6,247,699 12,495,398 31,238,495 and 62,476,990, with no remainder.

Since 62,476,990 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,476,990, 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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