Q: Is 48,078,615 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,078,615 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,078,615 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 48078615 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 13 15 39 65 195 246,557 739,671 1,232,785 3,205,241 3,698,355 9,615,723 16,026,205 and 48,078,615, with no remainder.

Since 48,078,615 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,078,615, 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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