Q: Is 47,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,242 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 47242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 23 26 46 79 158 299 598 1,027 1,817 2,054 3,634 23,621 and 47,242, with no remainder.

Since 47,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,242, 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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