Q: Is 48,454,887 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,454,887 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,454,887 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 48454887 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 79 237 1,027 3,081 15,727 47,181 204,451 613,353 1,242,433 3,727,299 16,151,629 and 48,454,887, with no remainder.

Since 48,454,887 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,454,887, 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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