Q: Is 47,685 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,685 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,685 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 47685 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 11 15 17 33 51 55 85 165 187 255 289 561 867 935 1,445 2,805 3,179 4,335 9,537 15,895 and 47,685, with no remainder.

Since 47,685 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,685, 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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