Q: Is 48,062,988 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,062,988 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,062,988 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 48062988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 41 82 123 164 246 369 492 738 1,476 32,563 65,126 97,689 130,252 195,378 293,067 390,756 586,134 1,172,268 1,335,083 2,670,166 4,005,249 5,340,332 8,010,498 12,015,747 16,020,996 24,031,494 and 48,062,988, with no remainder.

Since 48,062,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,062,988, 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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