Q: Is 46,843,479 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,843,479 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,843,479 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 46843479 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 69 207 529 1,587 4,761 9,839 29,517 88,551 226,297 678,891 2,036,673 5,204,831 15,614,493 and 46,843,479, with no remainder.

Since 46,843,479 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,843,479, 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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