Q: Is 47,429,456 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 47,429,456 is a composite number.

Why is 47,429,456 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 47,429,456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 34 41 68 82 136 164 272 328 656 697 1,394 2,788 4,253 5,576 8,506 11,152 17,012 34,024 68,048 72,301 144,602 174,373 289,204 348,746 578,408 697,492 1,156,816 1,394,984 2,789,968 2,964,341 5,928,682 11,857,364 23,714,728 and 47,429,456, with no remainder.

Since 47,429,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,429,456, 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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