Q: Is 48,265,734 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,265,734 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,265,734 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 48265734 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 731,299 1,462,598 2,193,897 4,387,794 8,044,289 16,088,578 24,132,867 and 48,265,734, with no remainder.

Since 48,265,734 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,265,734, 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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