Q: Is 47,672,978 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,672,978 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,672,978 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 47672978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 31 62 97 194 3,007 6,014 7,927 15,854 245,737 491,474 768,919 1,537,838 23,836,489 and 47,672,978, with no remainder.

Since 47,672,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,672,978, 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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