Q: Is 47,989,904 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,989,904 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,989,904 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 47989904 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 1,471 2,039 2,942 4,078 5,884 8,156 11,768 16,312 23,536 32,624 2,999,369 5,998,738 11,997,476 23,994,952 and 47,989,904, with no remainder.

Since 47,989,904 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,989,904, 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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