Q: Is 62,520 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 62,520 is not a prime number.

Why is 62,520 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 62520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 521 1,042 1,563 2,084 2,605 3,126 4,168 5,210 6,252 7,815 10,420 12,504 15,630 20,840 31,260 and 62,520, with no remainder.

Since 62,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,520, 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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