Q: Is 46,177,520 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,177,520 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,177,520 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 46177520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 577,219 1,154,438 2,308,876 2,886,095 4,617,752 5,772,190 9,235,504 11,544,380 23,088,760 and 46,177,520, with no remainder.

Since 46,177,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,177,520, 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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