Q: Is 47,344 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,344 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,344 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 47344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 44 88 176 269 538 1,076 2,152 2,959 4,304 5,918 11,836 23,672 and 47,344, with no remainder.

Since 47,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,344, 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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