Q: Is 48,124,628 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,124,628 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,124,628 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 48124628 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 2,221 4,442 5,417 8,884 10,834 21,668 12,031,157 24,062,314 and 48,124,628, with no remainder.

Since 48,124,628 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,124,628, 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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