Q: Is 462,780,879 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 462,780,879 is not a prime number.

Why is 462,780,879 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 462780879 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 2,333 6,011 6,999 18,033 25,663 66,121 76,989 198,363 14,023,663 42,070,989 154,260,293 and 462,780,879, with no remainder.

Since 462,780,879 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,780,879, 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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