Q: Is 48,004,794 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,004,794 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,004,794 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 48004794 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 191 382 573 1,146 1,719 3,438 13,963 27,926 41,889 83,778 125,667 251,334 2,666,933 5,333,866 8,000,799 16,001,598 24,002,397 and 48,004,794, with no remainder.

Since 48,004,794 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,004,794, 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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