Q: Is 62,478 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 62,478 is not a prime number.

Why is 62,478 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 62478 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 27 39 54 78 89 117 178 234 267 351 534 702 801 1,157 1,602 2,314 2,403 3,471 4,806 6,942 10,413 20,826 31,239 and 62,478, with no remainder.

Since 62,478 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,478, it is not a prime number.


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