Q: Is 47,423,962 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,423,962 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,423,962 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 47423962 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 41 61 82 122 499 779 998 1,159 1,558 2,318 2,501 5,002 9,481 18,962 20,459 30,439 40,918 47,519 60,878 95,038 388,721 578,341 777,442 1,156,682 1,247,999 2,495,998 23,711,981 and 47,423,962, with no remainder.

Since 47,423,962 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,423,962, 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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