Q: Is 48,638,484 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,638,484 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,638,484 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 48638484 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 1,351,069 2,702,138 4,053,207 5,404,276 8,106,414 12,159,621 16,212,828 24,319,242 and 48,638,484, with no remainder.

Since 48,638,484 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,638,484, 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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