Q: Is 46,698,870 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,698,870 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,698,870 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 46698870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 109 218 327 545 654 1,090 1,635 3,270 14,281 28,562 42,843 71,405 85,686 142,810 214,215 428,430 1,556,629 3,113,258 4,669,887 7,783,145 9,339,774 15,566,290 23,349,435 and 46,698,870, with no remainder.

Since 46,698,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,698,870, 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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