Q: Is 47,143,974 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,143,974 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,143,974 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 47143974 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 46 69 138 341,623 683,246 1,024,869 2,049,738 7,857,329 15,714,658 23,571,987 and 47,143,974, with no remainder.

Since 47,143,974 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,143,974, 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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