Q: Is 48,262,998 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,262,998 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,262,998 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 48262998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 223 446 669 1,338 1,561 3,122 4,683 5,153 9,366 10,306 15,459 30,918 36,071 72,142 108,213 216,426 1,149,119 2,298,238 3,447,357 6,894,714 8,043,833 16,087,666 24,131,499 and 48,262,998, with no remainder.

Since 48,262,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,262,998, 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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