Q: Is 46,420,760 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,420,760 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,420,760 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 46420760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 1,160,519 2,321,038 4,642,076 5,802,595 9,284,152 11,605,190 23,210,380 and 46,420,760, with no remainder.

Since 46,420,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,420,760, 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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