Q: Is 455,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 455,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 455,742 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 455742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 3,617 7,234 10,851 21,702 25,319 32,553 50,638 65,106 75,957 151,914 227,871 and 455,742, with no remainder.

Since 455,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 455,742, 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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