Q: Is 48,724,600 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,724,600 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,724,600 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 48724600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 200 243,623 487,246 974,492 1,218,115 1,948,984 2,436,230 4,872,460 6,090,575 9,744,920 12,181,150 24,362,300 and 48,724,600, with no remainder.

Since 48,724,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,724,600, 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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