Q: Is 462,780,874 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 462,780,874 is not a prime number.

Why is 462,780,874 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 462780874 can be evenly divided by 1 2 151 302 433 866 3,539 7,078 65,383 130,766 534,389 1,068,778 1,532,387 3,064,774 231,390,437 and 462,780,874, with no remainder.

Since 462,780,874 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,780,874, 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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