Q: Is 48,101,264 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,101,264 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,101,264 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 48101264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 109 218 436 872 1,744 27,581 55,162 110,324 220,648 441,296 3,006,329 6,012,658 12,025,316 24,050,632 and 48,101,264, with no remainder.

Since 48,101,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,101,264, 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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