Q: Is 8,946 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 8,946 is not a prime number.

Why is 8,946 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 8946 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 71 126 142 213 426 497 639 994 1,278 1,491 2,982 4,473 and 8,946, with no remainder.

Since 8,946 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,946, 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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