Q: Is 46,678,238 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,678,238 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,678,238 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 46678238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 37 47 74 94 1,739 3,478 13,421 26,842 496,577 630,787 993,154 1,261,574 23,339,119 and 46,678,238, with no remainder.

Since 46,678,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,678,238, 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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