Q: Is 768,463,462 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 768,463,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 768,463,462 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 768463462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 151 302 1,963 3,926 195,737 391,474 2,544,581 5,089,162 29,556,287 59,112,574 384,231,731 and 768,463,462, with no remainder.

Since 768,463,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 768,463,462, 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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