Q: Is 48,462,822 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,462,822 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,462,822 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 48462822 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 37 74 111 222 333 666 72,767 145,534 218,301 436,602 654,903 1,309,806 2,692,379 5,384,758 8,077,137 16,154,274 24,231,411 and 48,462,822, with no remainder.

Since 48,462,822 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,462,822, 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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