Q: Is 46,048,442 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,048,442 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,048,442 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 46048442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 43 86 473 946 48,677 97,354 535,447 1,070,894 2,093,111 4,186,222 23,024,221 and 46,048,442, with no remainder.

Since 46,048,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,048,442, 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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