Q: Is 462,427,377 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 462,427,377 is not a prime number.

Why is 462,427,377 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 462427377 can be evenly divided by 1 3 19 57 109 263 283 327 789 849 2,071 4,997 5,377 6,213 14,991 16,131 28,667 30,847 74,429 86,001 92,541 223,287 544,673 586,093 1,414,151 1,634,019 1,758,279 4,242,453 8,112,761 24,338,283 154,142,459 and 462,427,377, with no remainder.

Since 462,427,377 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,427,377, 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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