Q: Is 48,449,488 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,449,488 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,449,488 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 48449488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 29 58 116 232 464 104,417 208,834 417,668 835,336 1,670,672 3,028,093 6,056,186 12,112,372 24,224,744 and 48,449,488, with no remainder.

Since 48,449,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,449,488, 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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