Q: Is 462,432 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 462,432 is not a prime number.

Why is 462,432 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 462432 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 96 4,817 9,634 14,451 19,268 28,902 38,536 57,804 77,072 115,608 154,144 231,216 and 462,432, with no remainder.

Since 462,432 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,432, 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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