Q: Is 48,244,339 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,244,339 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,244,339 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 48244339 can be evenly divided by 1 11 13 31 143 341 403 4,433 10,883 119,713 141,479 337,373 1,556,269 3,711,103 4,385,849 and 48,244,339, with no remainder.

Since 48,244,339 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,244,339, 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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