Q: Is 462,266,850 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 462,266,850 is not a prime number.

Why is 462,266,850 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 462266850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 50 75 150 3,081,779 6,163,558 9,245,337 15,408,895 18,490,674 30,817,790 46,226,685 77,044,475 92,453,370 154,088,950 231,133,425 and 462,266,850, with no remainder.

Since 462,266,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,266,850, 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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