Q: Is 462,627,124 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 462,627,124 is not a prime number.

Why is 462,627,124 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 462627124 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 19 38 76 971 1,942 3,884 6,269 12,538 18,449 25,076 36,898 73,796 119,111 238,222 476,444 6,087,199 12,174,398 24,348,796 115,656,781 231,313,562 and 462,627,124, with no remainder.

Since 462,627,124 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,627,124, 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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