Q: Is 48,900 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,900 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,900 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 48900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 150 163 300 326 489 652 815 978 1,630 1,956 2,445 3,260 4,075 4,890 8,150 9,780 12,225 16,300 24,450 and 48,900, with no remainder.

Since 48,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,900, 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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