Q: Is 47,011,237 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,011,237 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,011,237 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 47011237 can be evenly divided by 1 7 13 49 91 169 343 637 811 1,183 4,459 5,677 8,281 10,543 39,739 57,967 73,801 137,059 278,173 516,607 959,413 3,616,249 6,715,891 and 47,011,237, with no remainder.

Since 47,011,237 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,011,237, 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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