Q: Is 48,263,316 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,263,316 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,263,316 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 48263316 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 67 134 201 268 402 804 60,029 120,058 180,087 240,116 360,174 720,348 4,021,943 8,043,886 12,065,829 16,087,772 24,131,658 and 48,263,316, with no remainder.

Since 48,263,316 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,263,316, 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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