Q: Is 47,142,387 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,142,387 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,142,387 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 47142387 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 53 69 159 207 477 1,219 3,657 4,297 10,971 12,891 38,673 98,831 227,741 296,493 683,223 889,479 2,049,669 5,238,043 15,714,129 and 47,142,387, with no remainder.

Since 47,142,387 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,142,387, 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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