Q: Is 48,272 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,272 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,272 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 48272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 431 862 1,724 3,017 3,448 6,034 6,896 12,068 24,136 and 48,272, with no remainder.

Since 48,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,272, it is not a prime number.


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