Q: Is 48,241,342 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,241,342 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,241,342 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 48241342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 19 34 38 53 106 323 646 901 1,007 1,409 1,802 2,014 2,818 17,119 23,953 26,771 34,238 47,906 53,542 74,677 149,354 455,107 910,214 1,269,509 1,418,863 2,539,018 2,837,726 24,120,671 and 48,241,342, with no remainder.

Since 48,241,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,241,342, 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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