Q: Is 46,736,438 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,736,438 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,736,438 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 46736438 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 719 1,438 4,643 5,033 9,286 10,066 32,501 65,002 3,338,317 6,676,634 23,368,219 and 46,736,438, with no remainder.

Since 46,736,438 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,736,438, 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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