Q: Is 47,343,317 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,343,317 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,343,317 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 47343317 can be evenly divided by 1 7 17 119 461 863 3,227 6,041 7,837 14,671 54,859 102,697 397,843 2,784,901 6,763,331 and 47,343,317, with no remainder.

Since 47,343,317 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,343,317, 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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