Q: Is 46,860 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 46,860 is not a prime number.

Why is 46,860 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 46860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 20 22 30 33 44 55 60 66 71 110 132 142 165 213 220 284 330 355 426 660 710 781 852 1,065 1,420 1,562 2,130 2,343 3,124 3,905 4,260 4,686 7,810 9,372 11,715 15,620 23,430 and 46,860, with no remainder.

Since 46,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 46,860, it is not a prime number.


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