Q: Is 46,579,472 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,579,472 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,579,472 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 46579472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 67 134 268 536 1,072 43,451 86,902 173,804 347,608 695,216 2,911,217 5,822,434 11,644,868 23,289,736 and 46,579,472, with no remainder.

Since 46,579,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,579,472, 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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