Q: Is 47,676,723 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,676,723 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,676,723 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 47676723 can be evenly divided by 1 3 23 43 69 129 989 2,967 16,069 48,207 369,587 690,967 1,108,761 2,072,901 15,892,241 and 47,676,723, with no remainder.

Since 47,676,723 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,676,723, 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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