Q: Is 47,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,500 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 47500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 19 20 25 38 50 76 95 100 125 190 250 380 475 500 625 950 1,250 1,900 2,375 2,500 4,750 9,500 11,875 23,750 and 47,500, with no remainder.

Since 47,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,500, it is not a prime number.


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