Q: Is 47,442,488 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,442,488 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,442,488 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 47442488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 193 386 772 1,544 30,727 61,454 122,908 245,816 5,930,311 11,860,622 23,721,244 and 47,442,488, with no remainder.

Since 47,442,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,442,488, 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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