Q: Is 48,760,146 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,760,146 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,760,146 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 48760146 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 163 326 489 978 1,467 2,934 16,619 33,238 49,857 99,714 149,571 299,142 2,708,897 5,417,794 8,126,691 16,253,382 24,380,073 and 48,760,146, with no remainder.

Since 48,760,146 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,760,146, 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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