Q: Is 47,248,995 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,248,995 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,248,995 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 47248995 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 83 249 415 1,245 37,951 113,853 189,755 569,265 3,149,933 9,449,799 15,749,665 and 47,248,995, with no remainder.

Since 47,248,995 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,248,995, 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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