Q: Is 47,239 a Prime Number?

A: No, 47,239 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,239 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 47239 can be evenly divided by 1 97 487 and 47,239, with no remainder.

Since 47,239 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,239, it is not a prime number.

Number	47,237	47,238	47,240	47,241
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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