Q: Is 48,705,448 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,705,448 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,705,448 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 48705448 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 22 44 88 553,471 1,106,942 2,213,884 4,427,768 6,088,181 12,176,362 24,352,724 and 48,705,448, with no remainder.

Since 48,705,448 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,705,448, 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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