Q: Is 48,418,521 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,418,521 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,418,521 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 48418521 can be evenly divided by 1 3 53 71 159 213 3,763 4,289 11,289 12,867 227,317 304,519 681,951 913,557 16,139,507 and 48,418,521, with no remainder.

Since 48,418,521 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,418,521, 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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