Q: Is 48,407,888 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,407,888 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,407,888 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 48407888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 347 694 1,388 2,776 5,552 8,719 17,438 34,876 69,752 139,504 3,025,493 6,050,986 12,101,972 24,203,944 and 48,407,888, with no remainder.

Since 48,407,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,407,888, 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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