Q: Is 46,740 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,740 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,740 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 46740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 30 38 41 57 60 76 82 95 114 123 164 190 205 228 246 285 380 410 492 570 615 779 820 1,140 1,230 1,558 2,337 2,460 3,116 3,895 4,674 7,790 9,348 11,685 15,580 23,370 and 46,740, with no remainder.

Since 46,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,740, it is not a prime number.


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