Q: Is 47,994 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 47,994 is not a prime number.

Why is 47,994 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 47994 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 19 38 57 114 421 842 1,263 2,526 7,999 15,998 23,997 and 47,994, with no remainder.

Since 47,994 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,994, it is not a prime number.


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Number 47,99247,99347,99547,996
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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