Q: Is 46,678,038 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,678,038 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,678,038 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 46678038 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 83 166 249 498 913 1,826 2,739 5,478 8,521 17,042 25,563 51,126 93,731 187,462 281,193 562,386 707,243 1,414,486 2,121,729 4,243,458 7,779,673 15,559,346 23,339,019 and 46,678,038, with no remainder.

Since 46,678,038 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,678,038, 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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