Q: Is 462,502,026 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 462,502,026 is not a prime number.

Why is 462,502,026 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 462502026 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 3,670,651 7,341,302 11,011,953 22,023,906 25,694,557 33,035,859 51,389,114 66,071,718 77,083,671 154,167,342 231,251,013 and 462,502,026, with no remainder.

Since 462,502,026 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,502,026, 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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