Q: Is 1,462,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,462,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,462,002 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 1462002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 139 278 417 834 1,753 3,506 5,259 10,518 243,667 487,334 731,001 and 1,462,002, with no remainder.

Since 1,462,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,462,002, it is not a prime number.


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