Q: Is 46,245,740 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,245,740 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,245,740 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 46245740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 223 446 892 1,115 2,230 4,460 10,369 20,738 41,476 51,845 103,690 207,380 2,312,287 4,624,574 9,249,148 11,561,435 23,122,870 and 46,245,740, with no remainder.

Since 46,245,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,245,740, 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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