Q: Is 462,636 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 462,636 is not a prime number.

Why is 462,636 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 462636 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 71 142 181 213 284 362 426 543 639 724 852 1,086 1,278 1,629 2,172 2,556 3,258 6,516 12,851 25,702 38,553 51,404 77,106 115,659 154,212 231,318 and 462,636, with no remainder.

Since 462,636 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,636, 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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