Q: Is 48,073,876 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,073,876 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,073,876 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 48073876 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 19 38 76 379 758 1,516 1,669 3,338 6,676 7,201 14,402 28,804 31,711 63,422 126,844 632,551 1,265,102 2,530,204 12,018,469 24,036,938 and 48,073,876, with no remainder.

Since 48,073,876 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,073,876, 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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