Q: Is 48,062,982 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,062,982 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,062,982 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 48062982 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 821 887 1,642 1,774 2,463 2,661 4,926 5,322 9,031 9,757 18,062 19,514 27,093 29,271 54,186 58,542 728,227 1,456,454 2,184,681 4,369,362 8,010,497 16,020,994 24,031,491 and 48,062,982, with no remainder.

Since 48,062,982 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,062,982, 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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