Q: Is 48,220,688 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,220,688 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,220,688 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 48220688 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 1,187 2,374 2,539 4,748 5,078 9,496 10,156 18,992 20,312 40,624 3,013,793 6,027,586 12,055,172 24,110,344 and 48,220,688, with no remainder.

Since 48,220,688 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,220,688, 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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