Q: Is 462,760 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 462,760 is not a prime number.

Why is 462,760 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 462760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 23 40 46 92 115 184 230 460 503 920 1,006 2,012 2,515 4,024 5,030 10,060 11,569 20,120 23,138 46,276 57,845 92,552 115,690 231,380 and 462,760, with no remainder.

Since 462,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,760, 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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