Q: Is 4,046 a Prime Number?

A: No, 4,046 is not a prime number.

Why is 4,046 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 4046 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 17 34 119 238 289 578 2,023 and 4,046, with no remainder.

Since 4,046 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,046, it is not a prime number.

Number	4,044	4,045	4,047	4,048
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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