Q: Is 49,152 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 49,152 is not a prime number.

Why is 49,152 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 49152 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 96 128 192 256 384 512 768 1,024 1,536 2,048 3,072 4,096 6,144 8,192 12,288 16,384 24,576 and 49,152, with no remainder.

Since 49,152 cannot be divided by just 1 and 49,152, 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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