Q: Is 45,723,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 45,723,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 45,723,248 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 45723248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 227 454 908 1,816 3,632 12,589 25,178 50,356 100,712 201,424 2,857,703 5,715,406 11,430,812 22,861,624 and 45,723,248, with no remainder.

Since 45,723,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 45,723,248, 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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