Q: Is 47,208 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,208 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,208 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 47208 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 84 168 281 562 843 1,124 1,686 1,967 2,248 3,372 3,934 5,901 6,744 7,868 11,802 15,736 23,604 and 47,208, with no remainder.

Since 47,208 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,208, it is not a prime number.


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