Q: Is 48,979 a Prime Number?
A: No, 48,979 is 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 48979 can be evenly divided by 1 7 6,997 and 48,979, with no remainder.
Since 48,979 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,979, it is not a prime number.