Q: Is 47,096,697 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,096,697 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,096,697 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 47096697 can be evenly divided by 1 3 61 183 3,721 4,219 11,163 12,657 257,359 772,077 15,698,899 and 47,096,697, with no remainder.

Since 47,096,697 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,096,697, 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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