Q: Is 47,212 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,212 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,212 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 47212 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 29 37 44 58 74 116 148 319 407 638 814 1,073 1,276 1,628 2,146 4,292 11,803 23,606 and 47,212, with no remainder.

Since 47,212 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,212, 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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