Q: Is 852,462 a Prime Number?
A: No, 852,462 is 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 852462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 39 78 117 234 3,643 7,286 10,929 21,858 32,787 47,359 65,574 94,718 142,077 284,154 426,231 and 852,462, with no remainder.
Since 852,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 852,462, it is not a prime number.