Q: Is 46,271,024 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,271,024 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,271,024 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 46271024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 167 334 668 1,336 2,672 17,317 34,634 69,268 138,536 277,072 2,891,939 5,783,878 11,567,756 23,135,512 and 46,271,024, with no remainder.

Since 46,271,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,271,024, 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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