Q: Is 47,412,520 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,412,520 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,412,520 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 47412520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 1,185,313 2,370,626 4,741,252 5,926,565 9,482,504 11,853,130 23,706,260 and 47,412,520, with no remainder.

Since 47,412,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,412,520, 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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