Q: Is 852,462 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 852,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 852,462 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 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.


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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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