Q: Is 47,537,946 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,537,946 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,537,946 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 47537946 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 2,640,997 5,281,994 7,922,991 15,845,982 23,768,973 and 47,537,946, with no remainder.

Since 47,537,946 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,537,946, 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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