Q: Is 62,742,486 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 62,742,486 is not a prime number.

Why is 62,742,486 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 62742486 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 29 58 87 174 360,589 721,178 1,081,767 2,163,534 10,457,081 20,914,162 31,371,243 and 62,742,486, with no remainder.

Since 62,742,486 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,742,486, 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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