Q: Is 48,468,474 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,468,474 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,468,474 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 48468474 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 241 482 723 1,446 2,169 4,338 11,173 22,346 33,519 67,038 100,557 201,114 2,692,693 5,385,386 8,078,079 16,156,158 24,234,237 and 48,468,474, with no remainder.

Since 48,468,474 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,468,474, 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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