Q: Is 48,138,579 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,138,579 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,138,579 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 48138579 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 29 87 181 261 543 1,019 1,629 3,057 5,249 9,171 15,747 29,551 47,241 88,653 184,439 265,959 553,317 1,659,951 5,348,731 16,046,193 and 48,138,579, with no remainder.

Since 48,138,579 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,138,579, 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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