Q: Is 47,321,603 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,321,603 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,321,603 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 47321603 can be evenly divided by 1 7 23 49 161 199 211 1,127 1,393 1,477 4,577 4,853 9,751 10,339 32,039 33,971 41,989 224,273 237,797 293,923 965,747 2,057,461 6,760,229 and 47,321,603, with no remainder.

Since 47,321,603 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,321,603, 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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