Q: Is 460,601,878 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 460,601,878 is not a prime number.

Why is 460,601,878 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 460601878 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 89 178 979 1,958 235,241 470,482 2,587,651 5,175,302 20,936,449 41,872,898 230,300,939 and 460,601,878, with no remainder.

Since 460,601,878 cannot be divided by just 1 and 460,601,878, 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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