Q: Is 48,149,717 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,149,717 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,149,717 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 48149717 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 77 631 991 4,417 6,937 6,941 10,901 48,587 76,307 625,321 4,377,247 6,878,531 and 48,149,717, with no remainder.

Since 48,149,717 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,149,717, 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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