Q: Is 46,421,658 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,421,658 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,421,658 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 46421658 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 167 334 501 1,002 1,503 3,006 15,443 30,886 46,329 92,658 138,987 277,974 2,578,981 5,157,962 7,736,943 15,473,886 23,210,829 and 46,421,658, with no remainder.

Since 46,421,658 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,421,658, 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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