What is the 3060th prime number?
The 3060th prime number is 28051. The next prime is 28057 (a gap of 6) and the one before is 28031.
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 3060th one is 28051.
- 2
28051 is prime because no prime up to ā28051 ā 167.48 divides it.
- 3
The primes are spread thinner as numbers grow: by the prime number theorem the 3060th prime is close to 3060 Ć ln(3060) ā 24560, and here it is 28051.
- 4
28051 has no twin: neither 28049 nor 28053 is prime.
Primes around the 3060th
| Position | Prime | Gap from the previous |
|---|---|---|
| 3057 | 28019 | 18 |
| 3058 | 28027 | 8 |
| 3059 | 28031 | 4 |
| 3060 | 28051 | 20 |
| 3061 | 28057 | 6 |
| 3062 | 28069 | 12 |
| 3063 | 28081 | 12 |
Questions
What is the 3060th prime number?
28051.
Which prime number is 28051?
28051 is the 3060th prime number.
What is the sum of the first 3060 primes?
40,311,113.