Q: Is 48,423,585 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,423,585 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,423,585 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 48423585 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 15 21 35 105 197 591 985 1,379 2,341 2,955 4,137 6,895 7,023 11,705 16,387 20,685 35,115 49,161 81,935 245,805 461,177 1,383,531 2,305,885 3,228,239 6,917,655 9,684,717 16,141,195 and 48,423,585, with no remainder.

Since 48,423,585 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,423,585, 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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