Q: Is 47,311,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 47,311,872 is a composite number.

Why is 47,311,872 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 47,311,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 96 128 192 256 384 512 768 1,024 1,536 3,072 15,401 30,802 46,203 61,604 92,406 123,208 184,812 246,416 369,624 492,832 739,248 985,664 1,478,496 1,971,328 2,956,992 3,942,656 5,913,984 7,885,312 11,827,968 15,770,624 23,655,936 and 47,311,872, with no remainder.

Since 47,311,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,311,872, 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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