Q: Is 46,048,428 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,048,428 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,048,428 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 46048428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 1,279,123 2,558,246 3,837,369 5,116,492 7,674,738 11,512,107 15,349,476 23,024,214 and 46,048,428, with no remainder.

Since 46,048,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,048,428, 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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