Q: Is 47,936 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 47,936 is a composite number.

Why is 47,936 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 47,936 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 64 107 112 214 224 428 448 749 856 1,498 1,712 2,996 3,424 5,992 6,848 11,984 23,968 and 47,936, with no remainder.

Since 47,936 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,936, 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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