Q: Is 48,740,520 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,740,520 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,740,520 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 48740520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 406,171 812,342 1,218,513 1,624,684 2,030,855 2,437,026 3,249,368 4,061,710 4,874,052 6,092,565 8,123,420 9,748,104 12,185,130 16,246,840 24,370,260 and 48,740,520, with no remainder.

Since 48,740,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,740,520, 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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