Q: Is 462,885,820 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 462,885,820 is not a prime number.

Why is 462,885,820 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 462885820 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 29 58 116 145 290 580 798,079 1,596,158 3,192,316 3,990,395 7,980,790 15,961,580 23,144,291 46,288,582 92,577,164 115,721,455 231,442,910 and 462,885,820, with no remainder.

Since 462,885,820 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,885,820, 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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