Q: Is 47,638,542 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 47,638,542 is a composite number.

Why is 47,638,542 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 47,638,542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 47 94 141 282 329 658 987 1,974 24,133 48,266 72,399 144,798 168,931 337,862 506,793 1,013,586 1,134,251 2,268,502 3,402,753 6,805,506 7,939,757 15,879,514 23,819,271 and 47,638,542, with no remainder.

Since 47,638,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,638,542, 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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