Q: Is 47,280,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,280,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,280,042 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 47280042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 23 46 69 138 207 414 114,203 228,406 342,609 685,218 1,027,827 2,055,654 2,626,669 5,253,338 7,880,007 15,760,014 23,640,021 and 47,280,042, with no remainder.

Since 47,280,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,280,042, 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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