Q: Is 462,966 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 462,966 is not a prime number.

Why is 462,966 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 462966 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 73 146 151 219 302 438 453 511 906 1,022 1,057 1,533 2,114 3,066 3,171 6,342 11,023 22,046 33,069 66,138 77,161 154,322 231,483 and 462,966, with no remainder.

Since 462,966 cannot be divided by just 1 and 462,966, 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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