Q: Is 46,850 a Prime Number?

A: No, 46,850 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,850 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 46850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 937 1,874 4,685 9,370 23,425 and 46,850, with no remainder.

Since 46,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,850, it is not a prime number.

Number	46,848	46,849	46,851	46,852
Prime?	no	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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