What is the 6080th prime number?
The 6080th prime number is 60251. The next prime is 60257 (a gap of 6) and the one before is 60223.
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 6080th one is 60251.
- 2
60251 is prime because no prime up to ā60251 ā 245.46 divides it.
- 3
The primes are spread thinner as numbers grow: by the prime number theorem the 6080th prime is close to 6080 Ć ln(6080) ā 52974, and here it is 60251.
- 4
60251 has no twin: neither 60249 nor 60253 is prime.
Primes around the 6080th
| Position | Prime | Gap from the previous |
|---|---|---|
| 6077 | 60209 | 40 |
| 6078 | 60217 | 8 |
| 6079 | 60223 | 6 |
| 6080 | 60251 | 28 |
| 6081 | 60257 | 6 |
| 6082 | 60259 | 2 |
| 6083 | 60271 | 12 |
Questions
What is the 6080th prime number?
60251.
Which prime number is 60251?
60251 is the 6080th prime number.
What is the sum of the first 6080 primes?
173,231,471.