Q: Is 47,240,244 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,240,244 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,240,244 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 47240244 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 1,312,229 2,624,458 3,936,687 5,248,916 7,873,374 11,810,061 15,746,748 23,620,122 and 47,240,244, with no remainder.

Since 47,240,244 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,240,244, 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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