Q: Is 49,427,073 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 49,427,073 is not a prime number.

Why is 49,427,073 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 49427073 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 59 177 531 93,083 279,249 837,747 5,491,897 16,475,691 and 49,427,073, with no remainder.

Since 49,427,073 cannot be divided by just 1 and 49,427,073, 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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