Q: Is 462,720 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 462,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 462,720 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 462720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 128 160 192 240 241 320 384 480 482 640 723 960 964 1,205 1,446 1,920 1,928 2,410 2,892 3,615 3,856 4,820 5,784 7,230 7,712 9,640 11,568 14,460 15,424 19,280 23,136 28,920 30,848 38,560 46,272 57,840 77,120 92,544 115,680 154,240 231,360 and 462,720, with no remainder.

Since 462,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,720, it is not a prime number.


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