Q: Is 62,746,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 62,746,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 62,746,248 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 62746248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 2,614,427 5,228,854 7,843,281 10,457,708 15,686,562 20,915,416 31,373,124 and 62,746,248, with no remainder.

Since 62,746,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,746,248, 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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