Q: Is 47,712 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 47,712 is a composite number.

Why is 47,712 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 47,712 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 56 71 84 96 112 142 168 213 224 284 336 426 497 568 672 852 994 1,136 1,491 1,704 1,988 2,272 2,982 3,408 3,976 5,964 6,816 7,952 11,928 15,904 23,856 and 47,712, with no remainder.

Since 47,712 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,712, 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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