Q: Is 48,058,698 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,058,698 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,058,698 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 48058698 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 67 134 201 402 119,549 239,098 358,647 717,294 8,009,783 16,019,566 24,029,349 and 48,058,698, with no remainder.

Since 48,058,698 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,058,698, 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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