Q: Is 47,317,672 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,317,672 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,317,672 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 47317672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 37 74 148 296 159,857 319,714 639,428 1,278,856 5,914,709 11,829,418 23,658,836 and 47,317,672, with no remainder.

Since 47,317,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,317,672, 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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