Q: Is 48,889,605 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,889,605 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,889,605 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 48889605 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 23 69 115 345 141,709 425,127 708,545 2,125,635 3,259,307 9,777,921 16,296,535 and 48,889,605, with no remainder.

Since 48,889,605 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,889,605, 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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