Q: Is 47,387,379 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,387,379 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,387,379 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 47387379 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 317 951 3,833 4,121 11,499 12,363 49,829 149,487 1,215,061 3,645,183 15,795,793 and 47,387,379, with no remainder.

Since 47,387,379 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,387,379, 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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