Q: Is 47,424,572 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,424,572 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,424,572 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 47424572 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 61 122 244 793 1,586 3,172 14,951 29,902 59,804 194,363 388,726 777,452 912,011 1,824,022 3,648,044 11,856,143 23,712,286 and 47,424,572, with no remainder.

Since 47,424,572 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,424,572, 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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