Q: Is 48,066,462 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,066,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,066,462 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 48066462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 83 166 249 498 747 1,494 32,173 64,346 96,519 193,038 289,557 579,114 2,670,359 5,340,718 8,011,077 16,022,154 24,033,231 and 48,066,462, with no remainder.

Since 48,066,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,066,462, 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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