Q: Is 46,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,000 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 46000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 23 25 40 46 50 80 92 100 115 125 184 200 230 250 368 400 460 500 575 920 1,000 1,150 1,840 2,000 2,300 2,875 4,600 5,750 9,200 11,500 23,000 and 46,000, with no remainder.

Since 46,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,000, 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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