Q: Is 47,908 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,908 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,908 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 47908 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 29 58 59 116 118 203 236 406 413 812 826 1,652 1,711 3,422 6,844 11,977 23,954 and 47,908, with no remainder.

Since 47,908 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,908, 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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