Q: Is 48,144,808 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,144,808 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,144,808 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 48144808 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 223 446 892 1,784 26,987 53,974 107,948 215,896 6,018,101 12,036,202 24,072,404 and 48,144,808, with no remainder.

Since 48,144,808 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,144,808, 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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