Q: Is 48,402,687 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,402,687 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,402,687 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 48402687 can be evenly divided by 1 3 31 93 103 163 309 489 961 2,883 3,193 5,053 9,579 15,159 16,789 50,367 98,983 156,643 296,949 469,929 520,459 1,561,377 16,134,229 and 48,402,687, with no remainder.

Since 48,402,687 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,402,687, 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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