Q: Is 48,471,777 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,471,777 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,471,777 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 48471777 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 27 51 81 153 459 1,377 35,201 105,603 316,809 598,417 950,427 1,795,251 2,851,281 5,385,753 16,157,259 and 48,471,777, with no remainder.

Since 48,471,777 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,471,777, 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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