Q: Is 47,772 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,772 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,772 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 47772 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 1,327 2,654 3,981 5,308 7,962 11,943 15,924 23,886 and 47,772, with no remainder.

Since 47,772 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,772, 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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