Q: Is 461,724 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 461,724 is not a prime number.

Why is 461,724 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 461724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 109 218 327 353 436 654 706 1,059 1,308 1,412 2,118 4,236 38,477 76,954 115,431 153,908 230,862 and 461,724, with no remainder.

Since 461,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 461,724, 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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