Q: Is 47,664 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,664 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,664 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 47664 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 331 662 993 1,324 1,986 2,648 2,979 3,972 5,296 5,958 7,944 11,916 15,888 23,832 and 47,664, with no remainder.

Since 47,664 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,664, it is not a prime number.


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