Q: Is 47,724 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,724 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,724 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 47724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 41 82 97 123 164 194 246 291 388 492 582 1,164 3,977 7,954 11,931 15,908 23,862 and 47,724, with no remainder.

Since 47,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,724, it is not a prime number.


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