Q: Is 48,247,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,247,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,247,248 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 48247248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 84 112 168 336 143,593 287,186 430,779 574,372 861,558 1,005,151 1,148,744 1,723,116 2,010,302 2,297,488 3,015,453 3,446,232 4,020,604 6,030,906 6,892,464 8,041,208 12,061,812 16,082,416 24,123,624 and 48,247,248, with no remainder.

Since 48,247,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,247,248, 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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