Q: Is 48,888 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,888 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,888 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 48888 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 18 21 24 28 36 42 56 63 72 84 97 126 168 194 252 291 388 504 582 679 776 873 1,164 1,358 1,746 2,037 2,328 2,716 3,492 4,074 5,432 6,111 6,984 8,148 12,222 16,296 24,444 and 48,888, with no remainder.

Since 48,888 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,888, it is not a prime number.


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