Q: Is 62,982 a Prime Number?
A: No, 62,982 is 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 62982 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 3,499 6,998 10,497 20,994 31,491 and 62,982, with no remainder.
Since 62,982 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,982, it is not a prime number.