Q: Is 47,424,237 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,424,237 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,424,237 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 47424237 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 17 21 51 71 119 213 357 497 1,207 1,491 1,871 3,621 5,613 8,449 13,097 25,347 31,807 39,291 95,421 132,841 222,649 398,523 667,947 929,887 2,258,297 2,789,661 6,774,891 15,808,079 and 47,424,237, with no remainder.

Since 47,424,237 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,424,237, 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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