Q: Is 62,988 a Prime Number?
A: No, 62,988 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 62988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 29 58 87 116 174 181 348 362 543 724 1,086 2,172 5,249 10,498 15,747 20,996 31,494 and 62,988, with no remainder.
Since 62,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 62,988, it is not a prime number.