Q: Is 46,420,762 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,420,762 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,420,762 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 46420762 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 23 38 46 437 874 53,113 106,226 1,009,147 1,221,599 2,018,294 2,443,198 23,210,381 and 46,420,762, with no remainder.

Since 46,420,762 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,420,762, 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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