Q: Is 47,548,494 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,548,494 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,548,494 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 47548494 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 377,369 754,738 1,132,107 2,264,214 2,641,583 3,396,321 5,283,166 6,792,642 7,924,749 15,849,498 23,774,247 and 47,548,494, with no remainder.

Since 47,548,494 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,548,494, 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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