Q: Is 49,108,221 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 49,108,221 is not a prime number.

Why is 49,108,221 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 49108221 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 409 1,227 3,681 4,447 11,043 13,341 40,023 120,069 1,818,823 5,456,469 16,369,407 and 49,108,221, with no remainder.

Since 49,108,221 cannot be divided by just 1 and 49,108,221, 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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