Q: Is 46,245,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,245,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,245,424 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 46245424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 71 142 284 568 1,136 40,709 81,418 162,836 325,672 651,344 2,890,339 5,780,678 11,561,356 23,122,712 and 46,245,424, with no remainder.

Since 46,245,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,245,424, 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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