Q: Is 47,647,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,647,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,647,742 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 47647742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 53 106 107 214 4,201 5,671 8,402 11,342 222,653 445,306 449,507 899,014 23,823,871 and 47,647,742, with no remainder.

Since 47,647,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,647,742, 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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