Q: Is 48,550,868 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,550,868 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,550,868 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 48550868 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 563 1,126 2,252 21,559 43,118 86,236 12,137,717 24,275,434 and 48,550,868, with no remainder.

Since 48,550,868 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,550,868, 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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