Q: Is 48,348,729 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,348,729 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,348,729 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 48348729 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 13 33 39 99 117 143 429 1,287 37,567 112,701 338,103 413,237 488,371 1,239,711 1,465,113 3,719,133 4,395,339 5,372,081 16,116,243 and 48,348,729, with no remainder.

Since 48,348,729 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,348,729, 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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