Q: Is 48,307,460 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,307,460 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,307,460 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 48307460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 251 502 1,004 1,255 2,510 5,020 9,623 19,246 38,492 48,115 96,230 192,460 2,415,373 4,830,746 9,661,492 12,076,865 24,153,730 and 48,307,460, with no remainder.

Since 48,307,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,307,460, 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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