Q: Is 47,254,942 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,254,942 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,254,942 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 47254942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 389 778 2,723 5,446 8,677 17,354 60,739 121,478 3,375,353 6,750,706 23,627,471 and 47,254,942, with no remainder.

Since 47,254,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,254,942, 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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