Q: Is 46,248,462 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,248,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,248,462 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 46248462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 27 39 54 78 117 234 351 702 65,881 131,762 197,643 395,286 592,929 856,453 1,185,858 1,712,906 1,778,787 2,569,359 3,557,574 5,138,718 7,708,077 15,416,154 23,124,231 and 46,248,462, with no remainder.

Since 46,248,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,248,462, 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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