Q: Is 46,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,248 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 46248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 41 47 82 94 123 141 164 188 246 282 328 376 492 564 984 1,128 1,927 3,854 5,781 7,708 11,562 15,416 23,124 and 46,248, with no remainder.

Since 46,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,248, 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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