Q: Is 48,700 a Prime Number?
A: No, 48,700 is 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 48700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 487 974 1,948 2,435 4,870 9,740 12,175 24,350 and 48,700, with no remainder.
Since 48,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,700, it is not a prime number.