Q: Is 48,140,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,140,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,140,500 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 48140500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 500 96,281 192,562 385,124 481,405 962,810 1,925,620 2,407,025 4,814,050 9,628,100 12,035,125 24,070,250 and 48,140,500, with no remainder.

Since 48,140,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,140,500, 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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