Q: Is 47,257,021 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,257,021 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,257,021 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 47257021 can be evenly divided by 1 7 49 463 2,083 3,241 14,581 22,687 102,067 964,429 6,751,003 and 47,257,021, with no remainder.

Since 47,257,021 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,257,021, 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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