Q: Is 45,843 a Prime Number?

A: No, 45,843 is not a prime number.

Why is 45,843 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 45843 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 37 59 111 177 259 413 777 1,239 2,183 6,549 15,281 and 45,843, with no remainder.

Since 45,843 cannot be divided by just 1 and 45,843, it is not a prime number.

Number	45,841	45,842	45,844	45,845
Prime?	yes	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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