Q: Is 48,156,921 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,156,921 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,156,921 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 48156921 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 59 89 177 267 531 801 1,019 3,057 5,251 9,171 15,753 47,259 60,121 90,691 180,363 272,073 541,089 816,219 5,350,769 16,052,307 and 48,156,921, with no remainder.

Since 48,156,921 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,156,921, 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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