Q: Is 47,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,000 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 47000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 47 50 94 100 125 188 200 235 250 376 470 500 940 1,000 1,175 1,880 2,350 4,700 5,875 9,400 11,750 23,500 and 47,000, with no remainder.

Since 47,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,000, 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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