Q: Is 47,720,428 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,720,428 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,720,428 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 47720428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 17 28 29 34 58 68 116 119 203 238 406 476 493 812 986 1,972 3,451 3,457 6,902 6,914 13,804 13,828 24,199 48,398 58,769 96,796 100,253 117,538 200,506 235,076 401,012 411,383 701,771 822,766 1,403,542 1,645,532 1,704,301 2,807,084 3,408,602 6,817,204 11,930,107 23,860,214 and 47,720,428, with no remainder.

Since 47,720,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,720,428, 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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