Q: Is 48,078,678 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,078,678 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,078,678 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 48078678 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 313 626 939 1,878 25,601 51,202 76,803 153,606 8,013,113 16,026,226 24,039,339 and 48,078,678, with no remainder.

Since 48,078,678 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,078,678, 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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