Q: Is 47,124 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 47,124 is a composite number.

Why is 47,124 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 47,124 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 11 12 14 17 18 21 22 28 33 34 36 42 44 51 63 66 68 77 84 99 102 119 126 132 153 154 187 198 204 231 238 252 306 308 357 374 396 462 476 561 612 693 714 748 924 1,071 1,122 1,309 1,386 1,428 1,683 2,142 2,244 2,618 2,772 3,366 3,927 4,284 5,236 6,732 7,854 11,781 15,708 23,562 and 47,124, with no remainder.

Since 47,124 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,124, it is a composite 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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