Q: Is 468,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 468,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 468,500 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 468500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 500 937 1,874 3,748 4,685 9,370 18,740 23,425 46,850 93,700 117,125 234,250 and 468,500, with no remainder.

Since 468,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 468,500, it is not a prime number.


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