Is 48998 a prime number?

48 998 is an even number, because it is evenly divisible by 2: 48 998 / 2 = 24 499.

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• What is an even number?

A number is a perfect square (or a square number) if its square root is an integer; that is to say, it is the product of an integer with itself. Here, the square root of 48 998 is about 221.355.

Thus, the square root of 48 998 is not an integer, and therefore 48 998 is not a square number.

The square of a number (here 48 998) is the result of the product of this number (48 998) by itself (i.e., 48 998 × 48 998); the square of 48 998 is sometimes called "raising 48 998 to the power 2", or "48 998 squared".

The square of 48 998 is 2 400 804 004 because 48 998 × 48 998 = 48 998² = 2 400 804 004.

As a consequence, 48 998 is the square root of 2 400 804 004.

48 998 is a number with 5 digits.

The multiples of 48 998 are all integers evenly divisible by 48 998, that is all numbers such that the remainder of the division by 48 998 is zero. There are infinitely many multiples of 48 998. The smallest multiples of 48 998 are:

• 0: indeed, 0 is divisible by any natural number, and it is thus a multiple of 48 998 too, since 0 × 48 998 = 0
• 48 998: indeed, 48 998 is a multiple of itself, since 48 998 is evenly divisible by 48 998 (we have 48 998 / 48 998 = 1, so the remainder of this division is indeed zero)
• 97 996: indeed, 97 996 = 48 998 × 2
• 146 994: indeed, 146 994 = 48 998 × 3
• 195 992: indeed, 195 992 = 48 998 × 4
• 244 990: indeed, 244 990 = 48 998 × 5
• etc.

• Preceding numbers: …48 996, 48 997
• Following numbers: 48 999, 49 000…

Nearest numbers from 48 998

• Preceding prime number: 48 991
• Following prime number: 49 003