Q: Is 47,662,979 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,662,979 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,662,979 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 47662979 can be evenly divided by 1 7 13 29 91 203 377 2,639 18,061 126,427 234,793 523,769 1,643,551 3,666,383 6,808,997 and 47,662,979, with no remainder.

Since 47,662,979 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,662,979, 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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