Q: Is 48,501 a Prime Number?
A: No, 48,501 is 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 48501 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 51 153 317 951 2,853 5,389 16,167 and 48,501, with no remainder.
Since 48,501 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,501, it is not a prime number.