Q: Is 48,800,871 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,800,871 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,800,871 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 48800871 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 23 63 69 161 207 483 1,449 33,679 101,037 235,753 303,111 707,259 774,617 2,121,777 2,323,851 5,422,319 6,971,553 16,266,957 and 48,800,871, with no remainder.

Since 48,800,871 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,800,871, 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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