Q: Is 46,137,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,137,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,137,042 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 46137042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 366,167 732,334 1,098,501 2,197,002 2,563,169 3,295,503 5,126,338 6,591,006 7,689,507 15,379,014 23,068,521 and 46,137,042, with no remainder.

Since 46,137,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,137,042, 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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