Q: Is 47,234 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,234 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,234 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 47234 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 19 22 38 113 209 226 418 1,243 2,147 2,486 4,294 23,617 and 47,234, with no remainder.

Since 47,234 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,234, 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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