Q: Is 48,027,716 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,027,716 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,027,716 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 48027716 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 839 1,301 1,678 2,602 3,356 5,204 9,229 14,311 18,458 28,622 36,916 57,244 1,091,539 2,183,078 4,366,156 12,006,929 24,013,858 and 48,027,716, with no remainder.

Since 48,027,716 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,027,716, 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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