Q: Is 48,661,746 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,661,746 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,661,746 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 48661746 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 1,158,613 2,317,226 3,475,839 6,951,678 8,110,291 16,220,582 24,330,873 and 48,661,746, with no remainder.

Since 48,661,746 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,661,746, 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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