Q: Is 878,462 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 878,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 878,462 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 878462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 23 26 46 113 169 226 299 338 598 1,469 2,599 2,938 3,887 5,198 7,774 19,097 33,787 38,194 67,574 439,231 and 878,462, with no remainder.

Since 878,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 878,462, 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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