Q: Is 48,280,424 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,280,424 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,280,424 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 48280424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 101 202 404 808 59,753 119,506 239,012 478,024 6,035,053 12,070,106 24,140,212 and 48,280,424, with no remainder.

Since 48,280,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,280,424, 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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