Q: Is 48,374,871 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,374,871 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,374,871 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 48374871 can be evenly divided by 1 3 29 43 67 87 129 193 201 579 1,247 1,943 2,881 3,741 5,597 5,829 8,299 8,643 12,931 16,791 24,897 38,793 83,549 240,671 250,647 374,999 556,033 722,013 1,124,997 1,668,099 16,124,957 and 48,374,871, with no remainder.

Since 48,374,871 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,374,871, 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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