Q: Is 46,388,724 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,388,724 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,388,724 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 46388724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 337 674 1,011 1,348 2,022 4,044 11,471 22,942 34,413 45,884 68,826 137,652 3,865,727 7,731,454 11,597,181 15,462,908 23,194,362 and 46,388,724, with no remainder.

Since 46,388,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,388,724, 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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