Q: Is 6,946 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 6,946 is not a prime number.

Why is 6,946 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 6946 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 151 302 3,473 and 6,946, with no remainder.

Since 6,946 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,946, it is not a prime number.


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