Q: Is 48,588,772 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,588,772 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,588,772 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 48588772 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 41 82 164 296,273 592,546 1,185,092 12,147,193 24,294,386 and 48,588,772, with no remainder.

Since 48,588,772 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,588,772, 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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