Q: Is 48,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,642 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 48642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 67 121 134 201 242 363 402 726 737 1,474 2,211 4,422 8,107 16,214 24,321 and 48,642, with no remainder.

Since 48,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,642, it is not a prime number.


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Number 48,64048,64148,64348,644
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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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