Q: Is 48,046,828 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,046,828 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,046,828 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 48046828 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 68 89 178 289 356 467 578 934 1,156 1,513 1,868 3,026 6,052 7,939 15,878 25,721 31,756 41,563 51,442 83,126 102,884 134,963 166,252 269,926 539,852 706,571 1,413,142 2,826,284 12,011,707 24,023,414 and 48,046,828, with no remainder.

Since 48,046,828 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,046,828, 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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