Q: Is 48,548,205 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,548,205 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,548,205 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 48548205 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 1,078,849 3,236,547 5,394,245 9,709,641 16,182,735 and 48,548,205, with no remainder.

Since 48,548,205 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,548,205, 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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