Q: Is 47,196 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 47,196 is a composite number.

Why is 47,196 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 47,196 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 19 23 27 36 38 46 54 57 69 76 92 108 114 138 171 207 228 276 342 414 437 513 621 684 828 874 1,026 1,242 1,311 1,748 2,052 2,484 2,622 3,933 5,244 7,866 11,799 15,732 23,598 and 47,196, with no remainder.

Since 47,196 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,196, 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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