Q: Is 48,503 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,503 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,503 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 48503 can be evenly divided by 1 7 13 41 91 169 287 533 1,183 3,731 6,929 and 48,503, with no remainder.

Since 48,503 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,503, it is not a prime number.


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Number 48,50148,50248,50448,505
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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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