Q: Is 47,046,769 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,046,769 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,046,769 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 47046769 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 17 77 119 127 187 283 889 1,309 1,397 1,981 2,159 3,113 4,811 9,779 15,113 21,791 23,749 33,677 35,941 52,921 166,243 251,587 370,447 395,351 610,997 2,767,457 4,276,979 6,720,967 and 47,046,769, with no remainder.

Since 47,046,769 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,046,769, 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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