Q: Is 48,558,438 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,558,438 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,558,438 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 48558438 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 43 86 129 258 387 774 1,459 1,849 2,918 3,698 4,377 5,547 8,754 11,094 13,131 16,641 26,262 33,282 62,737 125,474 188,211 376,422 564,633 1,129,266 2,697,691 5,395,382 8,093,073 16,186,146 24,279,219 and 48,558,438, with no remainder.

Since 48,558,438 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,558,438, 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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