Q: Is 46,004 a Prime Number?

A: No, 46,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,004 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 46004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 31 53 62 106 124 212 217 371 434 742 868 1,484 1,643 3,286 6,572 11,501 23,002 and 46,004, with no remainder.

Since 46,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,004, it is not a prime number.

Number	46,002	46,003	46,005	46,006
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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