Q: Is 47,022,724 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,022,724 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,022,724 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 47022724 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 1,679,383 3,358,766 6,717,532 11,755,681 23,511,362 and 47,022,724, with no remainder.

Since 47,022,724 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,022,724, 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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