Q: Is 462,140,308 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 462,140,308 is not a prime number.

Why is 462,140,308 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 462140308 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 17 28 34 68 119 238 476 970,883 1,941,766 3,883,532 6,796,181 13,592,362 16,505,011 27,184,724 33,010,022 66,020,044 115,535,077 231,070,154 and 462,140,308, with no remainder.

Since 462,140,308 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,140,308, 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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