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Is 47 a prime number or composite?

User MoTSCHIGGE
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Answer:

47 is prime.

Explanation:

Its factors are 1 and 47.

If a number has only 2 factors, then it's prime.

User Gilad Peleg
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Answer:

Prime number

Explanation:

A prime number has 2 factors.

A composite number has more than 2 factors.

47 has the factors 1 and 47.

47 is a prime number.

User Steve Landiss
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