Q: Is 47,424,573 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,424,573 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,424,573 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 47424573 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 752,771 2,258,313 5,269,397 6,774,939 15,808,191 and 47,424,573, with no remainder.

Since 47,424,573 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,424,573, 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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