Q: Is 47,441,738 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,441,738 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,441,738 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 47441738 can be evenly divided by 1 2 29 58 601 1,202 1,361 2,722 17,429 34,858 39,469 78,938 817,961 1,635,922 23,720,869 and 47,441,738, with no remainder.

Since 47,441,738 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,441,738, 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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