Q: Is 48,048,687 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,048,687 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,048,687 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 48048687 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 53 159 477 1,431 33,577 100,731 302,193 906,579 1,779,581 5,338,743 16,016,229 and 48,048,687, with no remainder.

Since 48,048,687 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,048,687, 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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