Identify the smallest prime number that is greater than 47.
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Check successive integers: 48–51 are composite, 52 is even, 53 has no divisors other than 1 and itself, so 53 is the next prime after 47.
Identify the smallest prime number that is greater than 47.
Check successive integers: 48–51 are composite, 52 is even, 53 has no divisors other than 1 and itself, so 53 is the next prime after 47.