Q: Is 46,402,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,402,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,402,642 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 46402642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 13 22 26 89 143 178 286 979 1,157 1,823 1,958 2,314 3,646 12,727 20,053 23,699 25,454 40,106 47,398 162,247 260,689 324,494 521,378 1,784,717 2,109,211 3,569,434 4,218,422 23,201,321 and 46,402,642, with no remainder.

Since 46,402,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,402,642, 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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