Q: Is 47,237,848 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 47,237,848 is a composite number.

Why is 47,237,848 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 47,237,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 349 698 1,396 2,417 2,443 2,792 4,834 4,886 9,668 9,772 16,919 19,336 19,544 33,838 67,676 135,352 843,533 1,687,066 3,374,132 5,904,731 6,748,264 11,809,462 23,618,924 and 47,237,848, with no remainder.

Since 47,237,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,237,848, 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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