Q: Is 47,531,442 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,531,442 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,531,442 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 47531442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 1,131,701 2,263,402 3,395,103 6,790,206 7,921,907 15,843,814 23,765,721 and 47,531,442, with no remainder.

Since 47,531,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,531,442, 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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