Q: Is 47,384,738 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,384,738 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,384,738 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 47384738 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 73 103 137 146 206 274 1,679 2,369 3,151 3,358 4,738 6,302 7,519 10,001 14,111 15,038 20,002 28,222 172,937 230,023 324,553 345,874 460,046 649,106 1,030,103 2,060,206 23,692,369 and 47,384,738, with no remainder.

Since 47,384,738 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,384,738, 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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