Q: Is 48,142,552 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,142,552 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,142,552 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 48142552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 29 58 116 232 207,511 415,022 830,044 1,660,088 6,017,819 12,035,638 24,071,276 and 48,142,552, with no remainder.

Since 48,142,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,142,552, 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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