Q: Is 46,504,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,504,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,504,542 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 46504542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 859 1,289 1,718 2,577 2,578 3,867 5,154 6,013 7,734 9,023 12,026 18,039 18,046 27,069 36,078 54,138 1,107,251 2,214,502 3,321,753 6,643,506 7,750,757 15,501,514 23,252,271 and 46,504,542, with no remainder.

Since 46,504,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,504,542, 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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