Q: Is 45,724 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 45,724 is not a prime number.

Why is 45,724 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 45724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 23 28 46 71 92 142 161 284 322 497 644 994 1,633 1,988 3,266 6,532 11,431 22,862 and 45,724, with no remainder.

Since 45,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 45,724, 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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