Q: Is 48,279 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,279 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,279 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 48279 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 11 19 21 33 57 77 121 133 209 231 363 399 627 847 1,463 2,299 2,541 4,389 6,897 16,093 and 48,279, with no remainder.

Since 48,279 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,279, it is not a prime number.


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