Q: Is 47,520 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 47,520 is a composite number.

Why is 47,520 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 47,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 18 20 22 24 27 30 32 33 36 40 44 45 48 54 55 60 66 72 80 88 90 96 99 108 110 120 132 135 144 160 165 176 180 198 216 220 240 264 270 288 297 330 352 360 396 432 440 480 495 528 540 594 660 720 792 864 880 990 1,056 1,080 1,188 1,320 1,440 1,485 1,584 1,760 1,980 2,160 2,376 2,640 2,970 3,168 3,960 4,320 4,752 5,280 5,940 7,920 9,504 11,880 15,840 23,760 and 47,520, with no remainder.

Since 47,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,520, 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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