Q: Is 46,678,548 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,678,548 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,678,548 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 46678548 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 84 555,697 1,111,394 1,667,091 2,222,788 3,334,182 3,889,879 6,668,364 7,779,758 11,669,637 15,559,516 23,339,274 and 46,678,548, with no remainder.

Since 46,678,548 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,678,548, 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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