Q: Is 48,400 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,400 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,400 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 48400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 25 40 44 50 55 80 88 100 110 121 176 200 220 242 275 400 440 484 550 605 880 968 1,100 1,210 1,936 2,200 2,420 3,025 4,400 4,840 6,050 9,680 12,100 24,200 and 48,400, with no remainder.

Since 48,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,400, 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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