Q: Is 4,462 a Prime Number?

A: No, 4,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 4,462 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 4462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 97 194 2,231 and 4,462, with no remainder.

Since 4,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,462, it is not a prime number.

Number	4,460	4,461	4,463	4,464
Prime?	no	no	yes	no

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

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