Q: Is 46,479,501 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,479,501 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,479,501 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 46479501 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 241 723 2,169 2,381 6,507 7,143 19,521 21,429 64,287 192,861 573,821 1,721,463 5,164,389 15,493,167 and 46,479,501, with no remainder.

Since 46,479,501 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,479,501, 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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