Q: Is 47,248,993 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,248,993 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,248,993 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 47248993 can be evenly divided by 1 11 109 157 251 1,199 1,727 2,761 17,113 27,359 39,407 188,243 300,949 433,477 4,295,363 and 47,248,993, with no remainder.

Since 47,248,993 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,248,993, 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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