Q: Is 47,314,962 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,314,962 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,314,962 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 47314962 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 876,203 1,752,406 2,628,609 5,257,218 7,885,827 15,771,654 23,657,481 and 47,314,962, with no remainder.

Since 47,314,962 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,314,962, 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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