Q: Is 462,136,778 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 462,136,778 is not a prime number.

Why is 462,136,778 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 462136778 can be evenly divided by 1 2 31 62 113 226 3,503 7,006 65,963 131,926 2,044,853 4,089,706 7,453,819 14,907,638 231,068,389 and 462,136,778, with no remainder.

Since 462,136,778 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,136,778, 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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