Q: Is 62,480 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 62,480 is not a prime number.

Why is 62,480 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 62480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 40 44 55 71 80 88 110 142 176 220 284 355 440 568 710 781 880 1,136 1,420 1,562 2,840 3,124 3,905 5,680 6,248 7,810 12,496 15,620 31,240 and 62,480, with no remainder.

Since 62,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,480, 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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