Q: Is 48,462,817 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,462,817 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,462,817 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 48462817 can be evenly divided by 1 13 23 109 299 1,417 1,487 2,507 19,331 32,591 34,201 162,083 444,613 2,107,079 3,727,909 and 48,462,817, with no remainder.

Since 48,462,817 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,462,817, 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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