Q: Is 48,222,489 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,222,489 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,222,489 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 48222489 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 17 21 51 119 357 135,077 405,231 945,539 2,296,309 2,836,617 6,888,927 16,074,163 and 48,222,489, with no remainder.

Since 48,222,489 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,222,489, 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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