Q: Is 46,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,002 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 46002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 17 22 33 34 41 51 66 82 102 123 187 246 374 451 561 697 902 1,122 1,353 1,394 2,091 2,706 4,182 7,667 15,334 23,001 and 46,002, with no remainder.

Since 46,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,002, 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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