Q: Is 46,968 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,968 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,968 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 46968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 19 24 38 57 76 103 114 152 206 228 309 412 456 618 824 1,236 1,957 2,472 3,914 5,871 7,828 11,742 15,656 23,484 and 46,968, with no remainder.

Since 46,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,968, it is not a prime number.


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