Q: Is 48,508,730 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,508,730 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,508,730 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 48508730 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 43 86 97 194 215 430 485 970 1,163 2,326 4,171 5,815 8,342 11,630 20,855 41,710 50,009 100,018 112,811 225,622 250,045 500,090 564,055 1,128,110 4,850,873 9,701,746 24,254,365 and 48,508,730, with no remainder.

Since 48,508,730 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,508,730, 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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