Q: Is 46,000,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,000,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,000,842 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 46000842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 37 74 111 222 353 587 706 1,059 1,174 1,761 2,118 3,522 13,061 21,719 26,122 39,183 43,438 65,157 78,366 130,314 207,211 414,422 621,633 1,243,266 7,666,807 15,333,614 23,000,421 and 46,000,842, with no remainder.

Since 46,000,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,000,842, 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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