Q: Is 47,760 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 47,760 is a composite number.

Why is 47,760 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 47,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 199 240 398 597 796 995 1,194 1,592 1,990 2,388 2,985 3,184 3,980 4,776 5,970 7,960 9,552 11,940 15,920 23,880 and 47,760, with no remainder.

Since 47,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,760, 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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