Q: Is 48,024,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,024,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,024,342 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 48024342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 151 302 453 906 1,359 2,718 17,669 35,338 53,007 106,014 159,021 318,042 2,668,019 5,336,038 8,004,057 16,008,114 24,012,171 and 48,024,342, with no remainder.

Since 48,024,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,024,342, 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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