Q: Is 48,028,212 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,028,212 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,028,212 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 48028212 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 1,334,117 2,668,234 4,002,351 5,336,468 8,004,702 12,007,053 16,009,404 24,014,106 and 48,028,212, with no remainder.

Since 48,028,212 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,028,212, 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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