Q: Is 46,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,008 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 46008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 71 72 81 108 142 162 213 216 284 324 426 568 639 648 852 1,278 1,704 1,917 2,556 3,834 5,112 5,751 7,668 11,502 15,336 23,004 and 46,008, with no remainder.

Since 46,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,008, 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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