Q: Is 46,172 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,172 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,172 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 46172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 17 28 34 68 97 119 194 238 388 476 679 1,358 1,649 2,716 3,298 6,596 11,543 23,086 and 46,172, with no remainder.

Since 46,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,172, it is not a prime number.


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