Q: Is 846,460 a Prime Number?

A: No, 846,460 is not a prime number.

Why is 846,460 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 846460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 42,323 84,646 169,292 211,615 423,230 and 846,460, with no remainder.

Since 846,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 846,460, it is not a prime number.

Number	846,458	846,459	846,461	846,462
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

General Questions

Factoring Questions

Calculation Questions

Miscellaneous Questions