Q: Is 47,396 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,396 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,396 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 47396 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 41 68 82 164 289 578 697 1,156 1,394 2,788 11,849 23,698 and 47,396, with no remainder.

Since 47,396 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,396, 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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