Q: Is 62,498 a Prime Number?
A: No, 62,498 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 62498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 31,249 and 62,498, with no remainder.
Since 62,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,498, it is not a prime number.