Pamela sanders needs to pack 47 coat hangers. Can you recommend how she could tie them together in a number of equal-size groups greater than 1 and less than 47.

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asked Jan 2, 2020 49.9k views

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Ibrahim Amer · Answer 1 · 2020-01-07T11:31:26+0000

Answer:

Such grouping is not possible.

Explanation:

47 is a prime number. It is only divisible by 1 and 47, so no grouping into equal-size groups is possible for numbers other than those.