Q: Is 47,744,942 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,744,942 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,744,942 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 47744942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 17 34 119 238 200,609 401,218 1,404,263 2,808,526 3,410,353 6,820,706 23,872,471 and 47,744,942, with no remainder.

Since 47,744,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,744,942, 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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