Q: Is 49,148,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 49,148,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 49,148,242 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 49148242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 13 22 26 143 169 286 338 1,859 3,718 13,219 26,438 145,409 171,847 290,818 343,694 1,890,317 2,234,011 3,780,634 4,468,022 24,574,121 and 49,148,242, with no remainder.

Since 49,148,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 49,148,242, 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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