Q: Is 47,421,488 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,421,488 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,421,488 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 47421488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 79 158 316 632 1,264 37,517 75,034 150,068 300,136 600,272 2,963,843 5,927,686 11,855,372 23,710,744 and 47,421,488, with no remainder.

Since 47,421,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,421,488, 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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