Q: Is 47,767,887 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,767,887 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,767,887 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 47767887 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 81 241 723 2,169 2,447 6,507 7,341 19,521 22,023 66,069 198,207 589,727 1,769,181 5,307,543 15,922,629 and 47,767,887, with no remainder.

Since 47,767,887 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,767,887, 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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