Q: Is 47,978 a Prime Number?
A: No, 47,978 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 47978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 23 46 149 161 298 322 1,043 2,086 3,427 6,854 23,989 and 47,978, with no remainder.
Since 47,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,978, it is not a prime number.