Q: Is 48,516,655 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,516,655 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,516,655 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 48516655 can be evenly divided by 1 5 11 55 61 305 671 3,355 14,461 72,305 159,071 795,355 882,121 4,410,605 9,703,331 and 48,516,655, with no remainder.

Since 48,516,655 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,516,655, 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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