Q: Is 48,679,866 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,679,866 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,679,866 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 48679866 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 300,493 600,986 901,479 1,802,958 2,704,437 5,408,874 8,113,311 16,226,622 24,339,933 and 48,679,866, with no remainder.

Since 48,679,866 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,679,866, 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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