Q: Is 48,988 a Prime Number?
A: No, 48,988 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 48988 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 37 74 148 331 662 1,324 12,247 24,494 and 48,988, with no remainder.
Since 48,988 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,988, it is not a prime number.