Q: Is 48,442,571 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,442,571 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,442,571 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 48442571 can be evenly divided by 1 17 19 47 323 799 893 3,191 15,181 54,247 60,629 149,977 1,030,693 2,549,609 2,849,563 and 48,442,571, with no remainder.

Since 48,442,571 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,442,571, 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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