Q: Is 48,248,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,248,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,248,642 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 48248642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 449 898 4,133 5,837 8,266 11,674 53,729 107,458 1,855,717 3,711,434 24,124,321 and 48,248,642, with no remainder.

Since 48,248,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,248,642, 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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