Q: Is 48,840 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,840 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,840 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 48840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 20 22 24 30 33 37 40 44 55 60 66 74 88 110 111 120 132 148 165 185 220 222 264 296 330 370 407 440 444 555 660 740 814 888 1,110 1,221 1,320 1,480 1,628 2,035 2,220 2,442 3,256 4,070 4,440 4,884 6,105 8,140 9,768 12,210 16,280 24,420 and 48,840, with no remainder.

Since 48,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,840, 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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