Q: Is 47,347,729 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,347,729 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,347,729 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 47347729 can be evenly divided by 1 11 13 143 467 709 5,137 6,071 7,799 9,217 66,781 101,387 331,103 3,642,133 4,304,339 and 47,347,729, with no remainder.

Since 47,347,729 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,347,729, 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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