What is the 3062nd prime number?
The 3062nd prime number is 28069. The next prime is 28081 (a gap of 12) and the one before is 28057.
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 3062nd one is 28069.
- 2
28069 is prime because no prime up to ā28069 ā 167.54 divides it.
- 3
The primes are spread thinner as numbers grow: by the prime number theorem the 3062nd prime is close to 3062 Ć ln(3062) ā 24578, and here it is 28069.
- 4
28069 has no twin: neither 28067 nor 28071 is prime.
Primes around the 3062nd
| Position | Prime | Gap from the previous |
|---|---|---|
| 3059 | 28031 | 4 |
| 3060 | 28051 | 20 |
| 3061 | 28057 | 6 |
| 3062 | 28069 | 12 |
| 3063 | 28081 | 12 |
| 3064 | 28087 | 6 |
| 3065 | 28097 | 10 |
Questions
What is the 3062nd prime number?
28069.
Which prime number is 28069?
28069 is the 3062nd prime number.
What is the sum of the first 3062 primes?
40,367,239.