Q: Is 48,046,831 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,046,831 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,046,831 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 48046831 can be evenly divided by 1 7 37 47 259 329 1,739 3,947 12,173 27,629 146,039 185,509 1,022,273 1,298,563 6,863,833 and 48,046,831, with no remainder.

Since 48,046,831 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,046,831, 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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