Q: Is 62,968 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 62,968 is not a prime number.

Why is 62,968 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 62968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 34 68 136 463 926 1,852 3,704 7,871 15,742 31,484 and 62,968, with no remainder.

Since 62,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,968, it is not a prime number.


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