Q: Is 46,846,758 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,846,758 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,846,758 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 46846758 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 1,115,399 2,230,798 3,346,197 6,692,394 7,807,793 15,615,586 23,423,379 and 46,846,758, with no remainder.

Since 46,846,758 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,846,758, 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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