Q: Is 48,448,838 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,448,838 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,448,838 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 48448838 can be evenly divided by 1 2 71 142 271 542 1,259 2,518 19,241 38,482 89,389 178,778 341,189 682,378 24,224,419 and 48,448,838, with no remainder.

Since 48,448,838 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,448,838, 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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