Q: Is 48,590,878 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,590,878 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,590,878 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 48590878 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 1,531 2,267 3,062 4,534 10,717 15,869 21,434 31,738 3,470,777 6,941,554 24,295,439 and 48,590,878, with no remainder.

Since 48,590,878 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,590,878, 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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