Q: Is 48,003,728 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,003,728 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,003,728 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 48003728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 19 38 76 152 304 157,907 315,814 631,628 1,263,256 2,526,512 3,000,233 6,000,466 12,000,932 24,001,864 and 48,003,728, with no remainder.

Since 48,003,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,003,728, 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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