What is the 6248th prime number?
The 6248th prime number is 62143. The next prime is 62171 (a gap of 28) and the one before is 62141.
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 6248th one is 62143.
- 2
62143 is prime because no prime up to ā62143 ā 249.28 divides it.
- 3
The primes are spread thinner as numbers grow: by the prime number theorem the 6248th prime is close to 6248 Ć ln(6248) ā 54608, and here it is 62143.
- 4
62143 is a twin prime: 62141 and 62143 are both prime.
Primes around the 6248th
| Position | Prime | Gap from the previous |
|---|---|---|
| 6245 | 62131 | 2 |
| 6246 | 62137 | 6 |
| 6247 | 62141 | 4 |
| 6248 | 62143 | 2 |
| 6249 | 62171 | 28 |
| 6250 | 62189 | 18 |
| 6251 | 62191 | 2 |
Questions
What is the 6248th prime number?
62143.
Which prime number is 62143?
62143 is the 6248th prime number.
What is the sum of the first 6248 primes?
183,517,387.