Q: Is 47,970 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 47,970 is a composite number.

Why is 47,970 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 47,970 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 13 15 18 26 30 39 41 45 65 78 82 90 117 123 130 195 205 234 246 369 390 410 533 585 615 738 1,066 1,170 1,230 1,599 1,845 2,665 3,198 3,690 4,797 5,330 7,995 9,594 15,990 23,985 and 47,970, with no remainder.

Since 47,970 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,970, 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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