Q: Is 48,246,486 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,246,486 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,246,486 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 48246486 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 61 122 183 366 2,161 3,721 4,322 6,483 7,442 11,163 12,966 22,326 131,821 263,642 395,463 790,926 8,041,081 16,082,162 24,123,243 and 48,246,486, with no remainder.

Since 48,246,486 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,246,486, 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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