Q: Is 460,748,239 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 460,748,239 is not a prime number.

Why is 460,748,239 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 460748239 can be evenly divided by 1 7 53 371 971 1,279 6,797 8,953 51,463 67,787 360,241 474,509 1,241,909 8,693,363 65,821,177 and 460,748,239, with no remainder.

Since 460,748,239 cannot be divided by just 1 and 460,748,239, 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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