Q: Is 48,123,618 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,123,618 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,123,618 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 48123618 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 19 38 57 114 422,137 844,274 1,266,411 2,532,822 8,020,603 16,041,206 24,061,809 and 48,123,618, with no remainder.

Since 48,123,618 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,123,618, 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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