Q: Is 462,504 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 462,504 is not a prime number.

Why is 462,504 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 462504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 84 168 2,753 5,506 8,259 11,012 16,518 19,271 22,024 33,036 38,542 57,813 66,072 77,084 115,626 154,168 231,252 and 462,504, with no remainder.

Since 462,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,504, 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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