Q: Is 47,483,462 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,483,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,483,462 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 47483462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 829 1,658 2,203 4,406 10,777 21,554 28,639 57,278 1,826,287 3,652,574 23,741,731 and 47,483,462, with no remainder.

Since 47,483,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,483,462, 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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