Q: Is 48,960,126 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,960,126 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,960,126 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 48960126 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 243 486 100,741 201,482 302,223 604,446 906,669 1,813,338 2,720,007 5,440,014 8,160,021 16,320,042 24,480,063 and 48,960,126, with no remainder.

Since 48,960,126 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,960,126, 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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