Q: Is 47,971 a Prime Number?

A: No, 47,971 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,971 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 47971 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 49 77 89 539 623 979 4,361 6,853 and 47,971, with no remainder.

Since 47,971 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,971, it is not a prime number.

Number	47,969	47,970	47,972	47,973
Prime?	yes	no	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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