Q: Is 48,427,455 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,427,455 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,427,455 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 48427455 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 181 543 905 2,715 17,837 53,511 89,185 267,555 3,228,497 9,685,491 16,142,485 and 48,427,455, with no remainder.

Since 48,427,455 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,427,455, 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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