Q: Is 47,739,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,739,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,739,502 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 47739502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 701 1,402 2,003 4,006 11,917 23,834 34,051 68,102 1,404,103 2,808,206 23,869,751 and 47,739,502, with no remainder.

Since 47,739,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,739,502, 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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