Q: Is 48,475,428 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,475,428 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,475,428 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 48475428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 337 674 1,011 1,348 2,022 4,044 11,987 23,974 35,961 47,948 71,922 143,844 4,039,619 8,079,238 12,118,857 16,158,476 24,237,714 and 48,475,428, with no remainder.

Since 48,475,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,475,428, 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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