Q: Is 48,698,829 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,698,829 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,698,829 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 48698829 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 51 71 153 213 639 1,207 3,621 4,483 10,863 13,449 40,347 76,211 228,633 318,293 685,899 954,879 2,864,637 5,410,981 16,232,943 and 48,698,829, with no remainder.

Since 48,698,829 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,698,829, 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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