Q: Is 46,427,120 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,427,120 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,427,120 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 46427120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 580,339 1,160,678 2,321,356 2,901,695 4,642,712 5,803,390 9,285,424 11,606,780 23,213,560 and 46,427,120, with no remainder.

Since 46,427,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,427,120, 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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