Q: Is 47,421,376 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 47,421,376 is a composite number.

Why is 47,421,376 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 47,421,376 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 173 346 692 1,384 2,768 4,283 5,536 8,566 11,072 17,132 34,264 68,528 137,056 274,112 740,959 1,481,918 2,963,836 5,927,672 11,855,344 23,710,688 and 47,421,376, with no remainder.

Since 47,421,376 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,421,376, 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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