Q: Is 46,932,972 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,932,972 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,932,972 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 46932972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 23 46 69 92 138 276 170,047 340,094 510,141 680,188 1,020,282 2,040,564 3,911,081 7,822,162 11,733,243 15,644,324 23,466,486 and 46,932,972, with no remainder.

Since 46,932,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,932,972, 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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