Q: Is 47,538 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,538 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,538 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 47538 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 19 38 57 114 139 171 278 342 417 834 1,251 2,502 2,641 5,282 7,923 15,846 23,769 and 47,538, with no remainder.

Since 47,538 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,538, 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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