Q: Is 47,879 a Prime Number?
A: No, 47,879 is 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 47879 can be evenly divided by 1 13 29 127 377 1,651 3,683 and 47,879, with no remainder.
Since 47,879 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,879, it is not a prime number.