Q: Is 462,536 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 462,536 is not a prime number.

Why is 462,536 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 462536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 19 34 38 68 76 136 152 179 323 358 646 716 1,292 1,432 2,584 3,043 3,401 6,086 6,802 12,172 13,604 24,344 27,208 57,817 115,634 231,268 and 462,536, with no remainder.

Since 462,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,536, 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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