Q: Is 47,247,873 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 47,247,873 is a composite number.

Why is 47,247,873 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 47,247,873 can be evenly divided by 1 3 29 71 87 213 2,059 6,177 7,649 22,947 221,821 543,079 665,463 1,629,237 15,749,291 and 47,247,873, with no remainder.

Since 47,247,873 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,247,873, 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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