Q: Is 47,844 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,844 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,844 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 47844 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 108 443 886 1,329 1,772 2,658 3,987 5,316 7,974 11,961 15,948 23,922 and 47,844, with no remainder.

Since 47,844 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,844, it is not a prime number.


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