Q: Is 47,917,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,917,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,917,842 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 47917842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 1,140,901 2,281,802 3,422,703 6,845,406 7,986,307 15,972,614 23,958,921 and 47,917,842, with no remainder.

Since 47,917,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,917,842, 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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