Q: Is 402,162,462 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 402,162,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 402,162,462 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 402162462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 27 39 54 78 117 234 351 702 572,881 1,145,762 1,718,643 3,437,286 5,155,929 7,447,453 10,311,858 14,894,906 15,467,787 22,342,359 30,935,574 44,684,718 67,027,077 134,054,154 201,081,231 and 402,162,462, with no remainder.

Since 402,162,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 402,162,462, 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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