Q: Is 462,500,548 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 462,500,548 is not a prime number.

Why is 462,500,548 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 462500548 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 439 878 1,756 263,383 526,766 1,053,532 115,625,137 231,250,274 and 462,500,548, with no remainder.

Since 462,500,548 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,500,548, 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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