Q: Is 48,889,229 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,889,229 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,889,229 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 48889229 can be evenly divided by 1 17 59 79 617 1,003 1,343 4,661 10,489 36,403 48,743 79,237 618,851 828,631 2,875,837 and 48,889,229, with no remainder.

Since 48,889,229 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,889,229, 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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