Q: Is 48,493,950 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,493,950 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,493,950 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 48493950 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 50 75 113 150 226 339 565 678 1,130 1,695 2,825 2,861 3,390 5,650 5,722 8,475 8,583 14,305 16,950 17,166 28,610 42,915 71,525 85,830 143,050 214,575 323,293 429,150 646,586 969,879 1,616,465 1,939,758 3,232,930 4,849,395 8,082,325 9,698,790 16,164,650 24,246,975 and 48,493,950, with no remainder.

Since 48,493,950 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,493,950, 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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