Q: Is 46,140,738 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,140,738 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,140,738 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 46140738 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 331 662 993 1,986 2,317 3,319 4,634 6,638 6,951 9,957 13,902 19,914 23,233 46,466 69,699 139,398 1,098,589 2,197,178 3,295,767 6,591,534 7,690,123 15,380,246 23,070,369 and 46,140,738, with no remainder.

Since 46,140,738 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,140,738, 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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