Q: Is 49,138,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 49,138,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 49,138,248 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 49138248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 71 142 213 284 426 568 852 1,704 28,837 57,674 86,511 115,348 173,022 230,696 346,044 692,088 2,047,427 4,094,854 6,142,281 8,189,708 12,284,562 16,379,416 24,569,124 and 49,138,248, with no remainder.

Since 49,138,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 49,138,248, 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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