Q: Is 47,247,873 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,247,873 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,247,873 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 47247873 can be evenly divided by 1 3 29 71 87 213 2,059 6,177 7,649 22,947 221,821 543,079 665,463 1,629,237 15,749,291 and 47,247,873, with no remainder.

Since 47,247,873 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,247,873, 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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