Q: Is 462,502,018 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 462,502,018 is not a prime number.

Why is 462,502,018 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 462502018 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 2,917 5,834 7,207 14,414 32,087 64,174 79,277 158,554 21,022,819 42,045,638 231,251,009 and 462,502,018, with no remainder.

Since 462,502,018 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,502,018, 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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