Q: Is 48,171,846 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,171,846 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,171,846 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 48171846 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 472,273 944,546 1,416,819 2,833,638 8,028,641 16,057,282 24,085,923 and 48,171,846, with no remainder.

Since 48,171,846 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,171,846, 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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