Q: Is 462,252,659 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 462,252,659 is not a prime number.

Why is 462,252,659 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 462252659 can be evenly divided by 1 11 101 137 1,111 1,507 3,037 13,837 33,407 152,207 306,737 416,069 3,374,107 4,576,759 42,022,969 and 462,252,659, with no remainder.

Since 462,252,659 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,252,659, 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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