Q: Is 10,048 a Prime Number?

A: No, 10,048 is not a prime number.

Why is 10,048 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 10048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 157 314 628 1,256 2,512 5,024 and 10,048, with no remainder.

Since 10,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,048, it is not a prime number.

Number	10,046	10,047	10,049	10,050
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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