Q: Is 45,362,874 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 45,362,874 is not a prime number.

Why is 45,362,874 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 45362874 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 2,521 2,999 5,042 5,998 7,563 8,997 15,126 17,994 7,560,479 15,120,958 22,681,437 and 45,362,874, with no remainder.

Since 45,362,874 cannot be divided by just 1 and 45,362,874, 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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