Q: Is 48,237,524 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,237,524 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,237,524 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 48237524 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 73 146 233 292 466 709 932 1,418 2,836 17,009 34,018 51,757 68,036 103,514 165,197 207,028 330,394 660,788 12,059,381 24,118,762 and 48,237,524, with no remainder.

Since 48,237,524 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,237,524, 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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