Q: Is 47,421,531 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,421,531 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,421,531 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 47421531 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 37 81 111 333 999 2,997 15,823 47,469 142,407 427,221 585,451 1,281,663 1,756,353 5,269,059 15,807,177 and 47,421,531, with no remainder.

Since 47,421,531 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,421,531, 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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