Q: Is 47,137,572 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,137,572 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,137,572 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 47137572 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 108 436,459 872,918 1,309,377 1,745,836 2,618,754 3,928,131 5,237,508 7,856,262 11,784,393 15,712,524 23,568,786 and 47,137,572, with no remainder.

Since 47,137,572 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,137,572, 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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