Q: Is 47,388,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,388,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,388,502 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 47388502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 47 94 329 658 72,019 144,038 504,133 1,008,266 3,384,893 6,769,786 23,694,251 and 47,388,502, with no remainder.

Since 47,388,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,388,502, 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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