Q: Is 47,280 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 47,280 is a composite number.

Why is 47,280 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 47,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 197 240 394 591 788 985 1,182 1,576 1,970 2,364 2,955 3,152 3,940 4,728 5,910 7,880 9,456 11,820 15,760 23,640 and 47,280, with no remainder.

Since 47,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,280, 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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