Q: Is 462,457,510 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 462,457,510 is not a prime number.

Why is 462,457,510 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 462457510 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 131 262 655 1,310 353,021 706,042 1,765,105 3,530,210 46,245,751 92,491,502 231,228,755 and 462,457,510, with no remainder.

Since 462,457,510 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,457,510, 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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