Q: Is 48,708 a Prime Number?
A: No, 48,708 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 48708 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 27 33 36 41 44 54 66 82 99 108 123 132 164 198 246 297 369 396 451 492 594 738 902 1,107 1,188 1,353 1,476 1,804 2,214 2,706 4,059 4,428 5,412 8,118 12,177 16,236 24,354 and 48,708, with no remainder.
Since 48,708 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,708, it is not a prime number.