Q: Is 48,720,060 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,720,060 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,720,060 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 48720060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 180 270,667 541,334 812,001 1,082,668 1,353,335 1,624,002 2,436,003 2,706,670 3,248,004 4,060,005 4,872,006 5,413,340 8,120,010 9,744,012 12,180,015 16,240,020 24,360,030 and 48,720,060, with no remainder.

Since 48,720,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,720,060, 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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