Q: Is 85,462 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 85,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 85,462 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 85462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 19 26 38 173 247 346 494 2,249 3,287 4,498 6,574 42,731 and 85,462, with no remainder.

Since 85,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 85,462, it is not a prime number.


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Number 85,46085,46185,46385,464
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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