Q: Is 48,086,739 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,086,739 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,086,739 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 48086739 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 19 57 171 179 537 1,571 1,611 3,401 4,713 10,203 14,139 29,849 30,609 89,547 268,641 281,209 843,627 2,530,881 5,342,971 16,028,913 and 48,086,739, with no remainder.

Since 48,086,739 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,086,739, 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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