Q: Is 48,970,965 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,970,965 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,970,965 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 48970965 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 17 51 85 255 192,043 576,129 960,215 2,880,645 3,264,731 9,794,193 16,323,655 and 48,970,965, with no remainder.

Since 48,970,965 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,970,965, 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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