Q: Is 48,251,470 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,251,470 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,251,470 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 48251470 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 23 46 115 230 209,789 419,578 1,048,945 2,097,890 4,825,147 9,650,294 24,125,735 and 48,251,470, with no remainder.

Since 48,251,470 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,251,470, 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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