Q: Is 47,231,228 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 47,231,228 is a composite number.

Why is 47,231,228 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 47,231,228 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 31 44 62 124 341 682 961 1,117 1,364 1,922 2,234 3,844 4,468 10,571 12,287 21,142 24,574 34,627 42,284 49,148 69,254 138,508 380,897 761,794 1,073,437 1,523,588 2,146,874 4,293,748 11,807,807 23,615,614 and 47,231,228, with no remainder.

Since 47,231,228 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,231,228, 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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