Q: Is 47,696 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,696 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,696 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 47696 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 44 88 176 271 542 1,084 2,168 2,981 4,336 5,962 11,924 23,848 and 47,696, with no remainder.

Since 47,696 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,696, 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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