Q: Is 46,123,474 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,123,474 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,123,474 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 46123474 can be evenly divided by 1 2 31 62 293 586 2,539 5,078 9,083 18,166 78,709 157,418 743,927 1,487,854 23,061,737 and 46,123,474, with no remainder.

Since 46,123,474 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,123,474, 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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