Q: Is 47,020,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,020,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,020,642 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 47020642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 79 139 158 278 2,141 4,282 10,981 21,962 169,139 297,599 338,278 595,198 23,510,321 and 47,020,642, with no remainder.

Since 47,020,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,020,642, 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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