Q: Is 48,060,727 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,060,727 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,060,727 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 48060727 can be evenly divided by 1 11 13 103 143 169 251 1,133 1,339 1,859 2,761 3,263 14,729 17,407 25,853 35,893 42,419 191,477 284,383 336,089 466,609 3,696,979 4,369,157 and 48,060,727, with no remainder.

Since 48,060,727 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,060,727, 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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