Q: Is 47,744 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,744 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,744 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 47744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 373 746 1,492 2,984 5,968 11,936 23,872 and 47,744, with no remainder.

Since 47,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,744, it is not a prime number.


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