Q: Is 462,502,022 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 462,502,022 is not a prime number.

Why is 462,502,022 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 462502022 can be evenly divided by 1 2 197 394 433 866 2,711 5,422 85,301 170,602 534,067 1,068,134 1,173,863 2,347,726 231,251,011 and 462,502,022, with no remainder.

Since 462,502,022 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,502,022, 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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