Q: Is 47,061,798 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,061,798 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,061,798 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 47061798 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 1,120,519 2,241,038 3,361,557 6,723,114 7,843,633 15,687,266 23,530,899 and 47,061,798, with no remainder.

Since 47,061,798 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,061,798, 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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