Q: Is 48,505,836 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,505,836 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,505,836 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 48505836 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 4,042,153 8,084,306 12,126,459 16,168,612 24,252,918 and 48,505,836, with no remainder.

Since 48,505,836 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,505,836, 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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