Q: Is 48,121,577 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,121,577 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,121,577 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 48121577 can be evenly divided by 1 7 17 41 49 119 287 697 833 1,409 2,009 4,879 9,863 23,953 34,153 57,769 69,041 167,671 404,383 982,073 1,173,697 2,830,681 6,874,511 and 48,121,577, with no remainder.

Since 48,121,577 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,121,577, 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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