Q: Is 47,742,148 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,742,148 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,742,148 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 47742148 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 103 206 412 115,879 231,758 463,516 11,935,537 23,871,074 and 47,742,148, with no remainder.

Since 47,742,148 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,742,148, 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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