Q: Is 46,344,678 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,344,678 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,344,678 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 46344678 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 41 46 69 82 123 138 246 943 1,886 2,829 5,658 8,191 16,382 24,573 49,146 188,393 335,831 376,786 565,179 671,662 1,007,493 1,130,358 2,014,986 7,724,113 15,448,226 23,172,339 and 46,344,678, with no remainder.

Since 46,344,678 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,344,678, 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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