Q: Is 48,744 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,744 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,744 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 48744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 677 1,354 2,031 2,708 4,062 5,416 6,093 8,124 12,186 16,248 24,372 and 48,744, with no remainder.

Since 48,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,744, it is not a prime number.


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