Q: Is 47,840,571 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,840,571 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,840,571 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 47840571 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 349 1,047 3,141 5,077 9,423 15,231 45,693 137,079 1,771,873 5,315,619 15,946,857 and 47,840,571, with no remainder.

Since 47,840,571 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,840,571, 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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