Q: Is 47,450,248 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,450,248 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,450,248 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 47450248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 127 254 508 1,016 46,703 93,406 186,812 373,624 5,931,281 11,862,562 23,725,124 and 47,450,248, with no remainder.

Since 47,450,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,450,248, 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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