Q: Is 47,460 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 47,460 is a composite number.

Why is 47,460 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 47,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 60 70 84 105 113 140 210 226 339 420 452 565 678 791 1,130 1,356 1,582 1,695 2,260 2,373 3,164 3,390 3,955 4,746 6,780 7,910 9,492 11,865 15,820 23,730 and 47,460, with no remainder.

Since 47,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,460, 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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