Q: Is 47,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 47,960 is a composite number.

Why is 47,960 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 47,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 40 44 55 88 109 110 218 220 436 440 545 872 1,090 1,199 2,180 2,398 4,360 4,796 5,995 9,592 11,990 23,980 and 47,960, with no remainder.

Since 47,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,960, 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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