Q: Is 47,720,871 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,720,871 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,720,871 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 47720871 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 33 99 482,029 1,446,087 4,338,261 5,302,319 15,906,957 and 47,720,871, with no remainder.

Since 47,720,871 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,720,871, 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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