Q: Is 48,724,299 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,724,299 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,724,299 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 48724299 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 39 61 117 183 549 793 2,379 6,827 7,137 20,481 61,443 88,751 266,253 416,447 798,759 1,249,341 3,748,023 5,413,811 16,241,433 and 48,724,299, with no remainder.

Since 48,724,299 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,724,299, 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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