Q: Is 48,504 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,504 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,504 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 48504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 43 47 86 94 129 141 172 188 258 282 344 376 516 564 1,032 1,128 2,021 4,042 6,063 8,084 12,126 16,168 24,252 and 48,504, with no remainder.

Since 48,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,504, it is not a prime number.


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