Q: Is 47,617,490 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,617,490 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,617,490 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 47617490 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 389 778 1,945 3,890 12,241 24,482 61,205 122,410 4,761,749 9,523,498 23,808,745 and 47,617,490, with no remainder.

Since 47,617,490 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,617,490, 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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