Q: Is 48,487,723 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,487,723 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,487,723 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 48487723 can be evenly divided by 1 17 37 157 491 629 2,669 5,809 8,347 18,167 77,087 98,753 308,839 1,310,479 2,852,219 and 48,487,723, with no remainder.

Since 48,487,723 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,487,723, 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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