Q: Is 45,836 a Prime Number?

A: No, 45,836 is not a prime number.

Why is 45,836 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 45836 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 1,637 3,274 6,548 11,459 22,918 and 45,836, with no remainder.

Since 45,836 cannot be divided by just 1 and 45,836, it is not a prime number.

Number	45,834	45,835	45,837	45,838
Prime?	no	no	no	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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