Q: Is 46,126,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,126,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,126,002 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 46126002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 71 78 142 213 426 923 1,846 2,769 5,538 8,329 16,658 24,987 49,974 108,277 216,554 324,831 591,359 649,662 1,182,718 1,774,077 3,548,154 7,687,667 15,375,334 23,063,001 and 46,126,002, with no remainder.

Since 46,126,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,126,002, 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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