Q: Is 45,981 a Prime Number?

A: No, 45,981 is not a prime number.

Why is 45,981 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 45981 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 27 39 117 131 351 393 1,179 1,703 3,537 5,109 15,327 and 45,981, with no remainder.

Since 45,981 cannot be divided by just 1 and 45,981, it is not a prime number.

Number	45,979	45,980	45,982	45,983
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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