Q: Is 62,642,740 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 62,642,740 is not a prime number.

Why is 62,642,740 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 62642740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 769 1,538 3,076 3,845 4,073 7,690 8,146 15,380 16,292 20,365 40,730 81,460 3,132,137 6,264,274 12,528,548 15,660,685 31,321,370 and 62,642,740, with no remainder.

Since 62,642,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,642,740, 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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