Q: Is 48,400,422 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,400,422 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,400,422 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 48400422 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 1,152,391 2,304,782 3,457,173 6,914,346 8,066,737 16,133,474 24,200,211 and 48,400,422, with no remainder.

Since 48,400,422 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,400,422, 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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