Q: Is 62,642,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 62,642,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 62,642,012 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 62642012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 19 38 76 227 454 908 3,631 4,313 7,262 8,626 14,524 17,252 68,989 137,978 275,956 824,237 1,648,474 3,296,948 15,660,503 31,321,006 and 62,642,012, with no remainder.

Since 62,642,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,642,012, 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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