Q: Is 48,237,654 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,237,654 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,237,654 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 48237654 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,129 2,258 3,387 6,774 7,121 14,242 21,363 42,726 8,039,609 16,079,218 24,118,827 and 48,237,654, with no remainder.

Since 48,237,654 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,237,654, 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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