Q: Is 47,872 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,872 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,872 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 47872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 17 22 32 34 44 64 68 88 128 136 176 187 256 272 352 374 544 704 748 1,088 1,408 1,496 2,176 2,816 2,992 4,352 5,984 11,968 23,936 and 47,872, with no remainder.

Since 47,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,872, it is not a prime number.


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