Q: Is 47,720 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,720 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 47720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 1,193 2,386 4,772 5,965 9,544 11,930 23,860 and 47,720, with no remainder.

Since 47,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,720, 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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