Q: Is 48,831,308 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,831,308 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,831,308 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 48831308 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 47 94 188 211 422 844 1,231 2,462 4,924 9,917 19,834 39,668 57,857 115,714 231,428 259,741 519,482 1,038,964 12,207,827 24,415,654 and 48,831,308, with no remainder.

Since 48,831,308 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,831,308, 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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