Q: Is 460,721,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 460,721,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 460,721,502 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 460721502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 25,595,639 51,191,278 76,786,917 153,573,834 230,360,751 and 460,721,502, with no remainder.

Since 460,721,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 460,721,502, 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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