Q: Is 46,425,726 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,425,726 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,425,726 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 46425726 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 571 1,142 1,713 3,426 4,517 5,139 9,034 10,278 13,551 27,102 40,653 81,306 2,579,207 5,158,414 7,737,621 15,475,242 23,212,863 and 46,425,726, with no remainder.

Since 46,425,726 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,425,726, 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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