Q: Is 47,220,220 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,220,220 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,220,220 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 47220220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 34 68 85 170 340 138,883 277,766 555,532 694,415 1,388,830 2,361,011 2,777,660 4,722,022 9,444,044 11,805,055 23,610,110 and 47,220,220, with no remainder.

Since 47,220,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,220,220, 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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