Is 46740 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 46 740 is not a prime number.
For example, 46 740 can be divided by 2: 46 740 / 2 = 23 370.
Actually, one can immediately see that 46 740 cannot be prime, because 5 is one of its divisors: indeed, a number ending with 0 or 5 has necessarily 5 among its divisors. The last digit of 46 740 is 0, so it is divisible by 5 and is therefore not prime.
For 46 740 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 46 740 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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