Q: Is 47,404,479 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,404,479 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,404,479 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 47404479 can be evenly divided by 1 3 1,667 5,001 9,479 28,437 15,801,493 and 47,404,479, with no remainder.

Since 47,404,479 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,404,479, 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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