Q: Is 48,377,316 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,377,316 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,377,316 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 48377316 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 39 52 78 156 310,111 620,222 930,333 1,240,444 1,860,666 3,721,332 4,031,443 8,062,886 12,094,329 16,125,772 24,188,658 and 48,377,316, with no remainder.

Since 48,377,316 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,377,316, 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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