Q: Is 47,478,921 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,478,921 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,478,921 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 47478921 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 79 237 553 1,659 28,619 85,857 200,333 600,999 2,260,901 6,782,703 15,826,307 and 47,478,921, with no remainder.

Since 47,478,921 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,478,921, 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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