Q: Is 47,872,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,872,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,872,008 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 47872008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 541 1,082 1,229 1,623 2,164 2,458 3,246 3,687 4,328 4,869 4,916 6,492 7,374 9,738 9,832 11,061 12,984 14,748 19,476 22,122 29,496 38,952 44,244 88,488 664,889 1,329,778 1,994,667 2,659,556 3,989,334 5,319,112 5,984,001 7,978,668 11,968,002 15,957,336 23,936,004 and 47,872,008, with no remainder.

Since 47,872,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,872,008, 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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