Q: Is 48,800,878 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,800,878 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,800,878 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 48800878 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 173 346 1,211 2,422 20,149 40,298 141,043 282,086 3,485,777 6,971,554 24,400,439 and 48,800,878, with no remainder.

Since 48,800,878 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,800,878, 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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