Q: Is 48,187,558 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,187,558 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,187,558 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 48187558 can be evenly divided by 1 2 71 137 142 274 2,477 4,954 9,727 19,454 175,867 339,349 351,734 678,698 24,093,779 and 48,187,558, with no remainder.

Since 48,187,558 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,187,558, 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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