Q: Is 62,710,724 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 62,710,724 is not a prime number.

Why is 62,710,724 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 62710724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 1,489 2,978 5,956 10,529 21,058 42,116 15,677,681 31,355,362 and 62,710,724, with no remainder.

Since 62,710,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,710,724, 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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