Q: Is 48,438,435 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,438,435 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,438,435 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 48438435 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 47 127 141 235 381 541 635 705 1,623 1,905 2,705 5,969 8,115 17,907 25,427 29,845 68,707 76,281 89,535 127,135 206,121 343,535 381,405 1,030,605 3,229,229 9,687,687 16,146,145 and 48,438,435, with no remainder.

Since 48,438,435 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,438,435, 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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