Q: Is 62,743,024 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 62,743,024 is not a prime number.

Why is 62,743,024 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 62743024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 113 226 452 904 1,808 34,703 69,406 138,812 277,624 555,248 3,921,439 7,842,878 15,685,756 31,371,512 and 62,743,024, with no remainder.

Since 62,743,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,743,024, 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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