Q: Is 48,610,888 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,610,888 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,610,888 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 48610888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 34 68 136 137 274 548 1,096 2,329 2,609 4,658 5,218 9,316 10,436 18,632 20,872 44,353 88,706 177,412 354,824 357,433 714,866 1,429,732 2,859,464 6,076,361 12,152,722 24,305,444 and 48,610,888, with no remainder.

Since 48,610,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,610,888, 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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