Q: Is 47,246,891 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,246,891 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,246,891 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 47246891 can be evenly divided by 1 37 47 101 269 1,739 3,737 4,747 9,953 12,643 27,169 175,639 467,791 1,005,253 1,276,943 and 47,246,891, with no remainder.

Since 47,246,891 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,246,891, 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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