Q: Is 48,428,648 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,428,648 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,428,648 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 48428648 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 34 68 136 356,093 712,186 1,424,372 2,848,744 6,053,581 12,107,162 24,214,324 and 48,428,648, with no remainder.

Since 48,428,648 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,428,648, 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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