Q: Is 48,087,426 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,087,426 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,087,426 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 48087426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 173 346 519 1,038 46,327 92,654 138,981 277,962 8,014,571 16,029,142 24,043,713 and 48,087,426, with no remainder.

Since 48,087,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,087,426, 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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