Q: Is 48,642,717 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,642,717 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,642,717 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 48642717 can be evenly divided by 1 3 19 57 241 723 3,541 4,579 10,623 13,737 67,279 201,837 853,381 2,560,143 16,214,239 and 48,642,717, with no remainder.

Since 48,642,717 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,642,717, 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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