Q: Is 47,028,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,028,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,028,008 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 47028008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 23 46 92 184 255,587 511,174 1,022,348 2,044,696 5,878,501 11,757,002 23,514,004 and 47,028,008, with no remainder.

Since 47,028,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,028,008, 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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