Q: Is 46,048,077 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,048,077 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,048,077 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 46048077 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 19 57 171 361 1,083 3,249 14,173 42,519 127,557 269,287 807,861 2,423,583 5,116,453 15,349,359 and 46,048,077, with no remainder.

Since 46,048,077 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,048,077, 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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