To determine if 462 is a prime number or a composite number, we simply look at the factors for 462.
If the factors of 462 are only 462 and 1, then we know that 462 is a prime number. Otherwise, 462 is a composite number.
To explain better, if 462 is only divisible by 1 and 462, then it is a prime number, and if 462 is divisible by more than 462 and 1, then it is a composite number.
The factors of 462 are as follows:
1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 11, 14, 21, 22, 33, 42, 66, 77, 154, 231, 462
Therefore, since 462 is divisible by more than one and itself, the answer to the
question "Is 462 prime or composite?" is highlighted in blue below.
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Is 463 prime or composite?
OK. Now you know that 462 is a composite number. Use our logic above and see if
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