Q: Is 10,008,462 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 10,008,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 10,008,462 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 10008462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 47 94 141 282 35,491 70,982 106,473 212,946 1,668,077 3,336,154 5,004,231 and 10,008,462, with no remainder.

Since 10,008,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,008,462, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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