Q: Is 48,440 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 48,440 is not a prime number.

Why is 48,440 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 48440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 173 280 346 692 865 1,211 1,384 1,730 2,422 3,460 4,844 6,055 6,920 9,688 12,110 24,220 and 48,440, with no remainder.

Since 48,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,440, 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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