Q: Is 62,748 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 62,748 is not a prime number.

Why is 62,748 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 62748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 27 28 36 42 54 63 83 84 108 126 166 189 249 252 332 378 498 581 747 756 996 1,162 1,494 1,743 2,241 2,324 2,988 3,486 4,482 5,229 6,972 8,964 10,458 15,687 20,916 31,374 and 62,748, with no remainder.

Since 62,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,748, it is not a prime number.


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