Q: Is 48,470,463 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,470,463 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,470,463 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 48470463 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 19 57 137 171 411 1,233 2,069 2,603 6,207 7,809 18,621 23,427 39,311 117,933 283,453 353,799 850,359 2,551,077 5,385,607 16,156,821 and 48,470,463, with no remainder.

Since 48,470,463 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,470,463, 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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