Q: Is 10,048,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 10,048,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 10,048,008 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 10048008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 418,667 837,334 1,256,001 1,674,668 2,512,002 3,349,336 5,024,004 and 10,048,008, with no remainder.

Since 10,048,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,048,008, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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