Q: Is 48,208,311 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,208,311 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,208,311 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 48208311 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 27 51 127 153 381 459 827 1,143 2,159 2,481 3,429 6,477 7,443 14,059 19,431 22,329 42,177 58,293 105,029 126,531 315,087 379,593 945,261 1,785,493 2,835,783 5,356,479 16,069,437 and 48,208,311, with no remainder.

Since 48,208,311 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,208,311, 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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