Q: Is 47,423,656 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 47,423,656 is a composite number.

Why is 47,423,656 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 47,423,656 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 846,851 1,693,702 3,387,404 5,927,957 6,774,808 11,855,914 23,711,828 and 47,423,656, with no remainder.

Since 47,423,656 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,423,656, 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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