Q: Is 462,446,434 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 462,446,434 is not a prime number.

Why is 462,446,434 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 462446434 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 487 974 9,253 18,506 24,989 49,978 474,791 949,582 12,169,643 24,339,286 231,223,217 and 462,446,434, with no remainder.

Since 462,446,434 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,446,434, 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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