Q: Is 462,457,506 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 462,457,506 is not a prime number.

Why is 462,457,506 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 462457506 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 71 142 213 426 497 994 1,491 2,982 155,083 310,166 465,249 930,498 1,085,581 2,171,162 3,256,743 6,513,486 11,010,893 22,021,786 33,032,679 66,065,358 77,076,251 154,152,502 231,228,753 and 462,457,506, with no remainder.

Since 462,457,506 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,457,506, 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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