Q: Is 47,117,046 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,117,046 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,117,046 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 47117046 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 59 118 167 177 334 354 501 797 1,002 1,594 2,391 4,782 9,853 19,706 29,559 47,023 59,118 94,046 133,099 141,069 266,198 282,138 399,297 798,594 7,852,841 15,705,682 23,558,523 and 47,117,046, with no remainder.

Since 47,117,046 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,117,046, 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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