Q: Is 46,123,259 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,123,259 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,123,259 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 46123259 can be evenly divided by 1 7 13 49 61 91 427 637 793 1,187 2,989 5,551 8,309 15,431 38,857 58,163 72,407 108,017 506,849 756,119 941,291 3,547,943 6,589,037 and 46,123,259, with no remainder.

Since 46,123,259 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,123,259, 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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