Q: Is 46,456,884 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,456,884 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,456,884 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 46456884 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 1,290,469 2,580,938 3,871,407 5,161,876 7,742,814 11,614,221 15,485,628 23,228,442 and 46,456,884, with no remainder.

Since 46,456,884 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,456,884, 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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