Q: Is 47,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 47,472 is a composite number.

Why is 47,472 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 47,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 23 24 43 46 48 69 86 92 129 138 172 184 258 276 344 368 516 552 688 989 1,032 1,104 1,978 2,064 2,967 3,956 5,934 7,912 11,868 15,824 23,736 and 47,472, with no remainder.

Since 47,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,472, 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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