Q: Is 48,205,503 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,205,503 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,205,503 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 48205503 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 47 141 423 1,269 37,987 113,961 341,883 1,025,649 1,785,389 5,356,167 16,068,501 and 48,205,503, with no remainder.

Since 48,205,503 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,205,503, 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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