Q: Is 48,181,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,181,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,181,742 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 48181742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 967 1,934 3,559 6,769 7,118 13,538 24,913 49,826 3,441,553 6,883,106 24,090,871 and 48,181,742, with no remainder.

Since 48,181,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,181,742, 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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