Q: Is 48,215,872 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,215,872 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,215,872 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 48215872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 753,373 1,506,746 3,013,492 6,026,984 12,053,968 24,107,936 and 48,215,872, with no remainder.

Since 48,215,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,215,872, it is not a prime number.


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