Q: Is 48,874,078 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,874,078 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,874,078 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 48874078 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 47 94 121 242 517 1,034 4,297 5,687 8,594 11,374 47,267 94,534 201,959 403,918 519,937 1,039,874 2,221,549 4,443,098 24,437,039 and 48,874,078, with no remainder.

Since 48,874,078 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,874,078, 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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