Q: Is 47,458,509 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,458,509 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,458,509 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 47458509 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 17 21 49 51 119 147 343 357 833 1,029 2,499 2,713 5,831 8,139 17,493 18,991 46,121 56,973 132,937 138,363 322,847 398,811 930,559 968,541 2,259,929 2,791,677 6,779,787 15,819,503 and 47,458,509, with no remainder.

Since 47,458,509 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,458,509, 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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