Q: Is 47,708,376 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,708,376 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,708,376 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 47708376 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 1,987,849 3,975,698 5,963,547 7,951,396 11,927,094 15,902,792 23,854,188 and 47,708,376, with no remainder.

Since 47,708,376 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,708,376, 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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