Q: Is 48,673,578 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,673,578 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,673,578 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 48673578 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 197 394 591 1,182 41,179 82,358 123,537 247,074 8,112,263 16,224,526 24,336,789 and 48,673,578, with no remainder.

Since 48,673,578 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,673,578, 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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