Q: Is 47,402,704 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,402,704 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,402,704 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 47402704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 29 58 116 232 464 102,161 204,322 408,644 817,288 1,634,576 2,962,669 5,925,338 11,850,676 23,701,352 and 47,402,704, with no remainder.

Since 47,402,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,402,704, 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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