Q: Is 46,980 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,980 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,980 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 46980 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 29 30 36 45 54 58 60 81 87 90 108 116 135 145 162 174 180 261 270 290 324 348 405 435 522 540 580 783 810 870 1,044 1,305 1,566 1,620 1,740 2,349 2,610 3,132 3,915 4,698 5,220 7,830 9,396 11,745 15,660 23,490 and 46,980, with no remainder.

Since 46,980 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,980, 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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