Q: Is 462,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 462,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 462,000 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 462000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 14 15 16 20 21 22 24 25 28 30 33 35 40 42 44 48 50 55 56 60 66 70 75 77 80 84 88 100 105 110 112 120 125 132 140 150 154 165 168 175 176 200 210 220 231 240 250 264 275 280 300 308 330 336 350 375 385 400 420 440 462 500 525 528 550 560 600 616 660 700 750 770 825 840 875 880 924 1,000 1,050 1,100 1,155 1,200 1,232 1,320 1,375 1,400 1,500 1,540 1,650 1,680 1,750 1,848 1,925 2,000 2,100 2,200 2,310 2,625 2,640 2,750 2,800 3,000 3,080 3,300 3,500 3,696 3,850 4,125 4,200 4,400 4,620 5,250 5,500 5,775 6,000 6,160 6,600 7,000 7,700 8,250 8,400 9,240 9,625 10,500 11,000 11,550 13,200 14,000 15,400 16,500 18,480 19,250 21,000 22,000 23,100 28,875 30,800 33,000 38,500 42,000 46,200 57,750 66,000 77,000 92,400 115,500 154,000 231,000 and 462,000, with no remainder.

Since 462,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,000, 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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