Q: Is 48,487,378 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,487,378 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,487,378 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 48487378 can be evenly divided by 1 2 89 178 211 422 1,291 2,582 18,779 37,558 114,899 229,798 272,401 544,802 24,243,689 and 48,487,378, with no remainder.

Since 48,487,378 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,487,378, 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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