Q: Is 48,698,830 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,698,830 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,698,830 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 48698830 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 29 31 58 62 145 155 290 310 899 1,798 4,495 5,417 8,990 10,834 27,085 54,170 157,093 167,927 314,186 335,854 785,465 839,635 1,570,930 1,679,270 4,869,883 9,739,766 24,349,415 and 48,698,830, with no remainder.

Since 48,698,830 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,698,830, 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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