Q: Is 462,780,880 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 462,780,880 is not a prime number.

Why is 462,780,880 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 462780880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 5,784,761 11,569,522 23,139,044 28,923,805 46,278,088 57,847,610 92,556,176 115,695,220 231,390,440 and 462,780,880, with no remainder.

Since 462,780,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,780,880, 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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