Q: Is 47,216 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,216 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,216 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 47216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 52 104 208 227 454 908 1,816 2,951 3,632 5,902 11,804 23,608 and 47,216, with no remainder.

Since 47,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,216, it is not a prime number.


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