Q: Is 48,918,298 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,918,298 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,918,298 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 48918298 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 13 22 26 143 286 171,043 342,086 1,881,473 2,223,559 3,762,946 4,447,118 24,459,149 and 48,918,298, with no remainder.

Since 48,918,298 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,918,298, 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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