Q: Is 48,059,744 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,059,744 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,059,744 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 48059744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 37 74 148 296 592 1,184 40,591 81,182 162,364 324,728 649,456 1,298,912 1,501,867 3,003,734 6,007,468 12,014,936 24,029,872 and 48,059,744, with no remainder.

Since 48,059,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,059,744, 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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