Q: Is 47,940 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 47,940 is a composite number.

Why is 47,940 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 47,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 30 34 47 51 60 68 85 94 102 141 170 188 204 235 255 282 340 470 510 564 705 799 940 1,020 1,410 1,598 2,397 2,820 3,196 3,995 4,794 7,990 9,588 11,985 15,980 23,970 and 47,940, with no remainder.

Since 47,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,940, 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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