Q: Is 47,421,490 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,421,490 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,421,490 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 47421490 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 563 1,126 2,815 5,630 8,423 16,846 42,115 84,230 4,742,149 9,484,298 23,710,745 and 47,421,490, with no remainder.

Since 47,421,490 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,421,490, 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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