Q: Is 62,892 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 62,892 is not a prime number.

Why is 62,892 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 62892 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 1,747 3,494 5,241 6,988 10,482 15,723 20,964 31,446 and 62,892, with no remainder.

Since 62,892 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,892, 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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