Q: Is 462,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 462,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 462,500 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 462500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 37 50 74 100 125 148 185 250 370 500 625 740 925 1,250 1,850 2,500 3,125 3,700 4,625 6,250 9,250 12,500 18,500 23,125 46,250 92,500 115,625 231,250 and 462,500, with no remainder.

Since 462,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,500, 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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