Q: Is 47,904 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,904 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,904 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 47904 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 96 499 998 1,497 1,996 2,994 3,992 5,988 7,984 11,976 15,968 23,952 and 47,904, with no remainder.

Since 47,904 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,904, it is not a prime number.


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