Q: Is 47,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,142 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 47142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 97 162 194 243 291 486 582 873 1,746 2,619 5,238 7,857 15,714 23,571 and 47,142, with no remainder.

Since 47,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,142, it is not a prime number.


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