Q: Is 48,725,887 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,725,887 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,725,887 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 48725887 can be evenly divided by 1 7 29 47 203 329 1,363 5,107 9,541 35,749 148,103 240,029 1,036,721 1,680,203 6,960,841 and 48,725,887, with no remainder.

Since 48,725,887 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,725,887, 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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