What is the 1062nd prime number?
The 1062nd prime number is 8521. The next prime is 8527 (a gap of 6) and the one before is 8513.
Position
Pick any whole number from 1 to 10,000.
How to work it out
- 1
List the primes in order: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, ā¦ The 1062nd one is 8521.
- 2
8521 is prime because no prime up to ā8521 ā 92.31 divides it.
- 3
The primes are spread thinner as numbers grow: by the prime number theorem the 1062nd prime is close to 1062 Ć ln(1062) ā 7400, and here it is 8521.
- 4
8521 has no twin: neither 8519 nor 8523 is prime.
Primes around the 1062nd
| Position | Prime | Gap from the previous |
|---|---|---|
| 1059 | 8467 | 6 |
| 1060 | 8501 | 34 |
| 1061 | 8513 | 12 |
| 1062 | 8521 | 8 |
| 1063 | 8527 | 6 |
| 1064 | 8537 | 10 |
| 1065 | 8539 | 2 |
Questions
What is the 1062nd prime number?
8521.
Which prime number is 8521?
8521 is the 1062nd prime number.
What is the sum of the first 1062 primes?
4,192,457.