What is the 1063rd prime number?
The 1063rd prime number is 8527. The next prime is 8537 (a gap of 10) and the one before is 8521.
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 1063rd one is 8527.
- 2
8527 is prime because no prime up to ā8527 ā 92.34 divides it.
- 3
The primes are spread thinner as numbers grow: by the prime number theorem the 1063rd prime is close to 1063 Ć ln(1063) ā 7408, and here it is 8527.
- 4
8527 has no twin: neither 8525 nor 8529 is prime.
Primes around the 1063rd
| Position | Prime | Gap from the previous |
|---|---|---|
| 1060 | 8501 | 34 |
| 1061 | 8513 | 12 |
| 1062 | 8521 | 8 |
| 1063 | 8527 | 6 |
| 1064 | 8537 | 10 |
| 1065 | 8539 | 2 |
| 1066 | 8543 | 4 |
Questions
What is the 1063rd prime number?
8527.
Which prime number is 8527?
8527 is the 1063rd prime number.
What is the sum of the first 1063 primes?
4,200,984.