Q: Is 48,987 a Prime Number?
A: No, 48,987 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 48987 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 5,443 16,329 and 48,987, with no remainder.
Since 48,987 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,987, it is not a prime number.