Q: Is 47,040 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 47,040 is a composite number.

Why is 47,040 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 47,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 40 42 48 49 56 60 64 70 80 84 96 98 105 112 120 140 147 160 168 192 196 210 224 240 245 280 294 320 336 392 420 448 480 490 560 588 672 735 784 840 960 980 1,120 1,176 1,344 1,470 1,568 1,680 1,960 2,240 2,352 2,940 3,136 3,360 3,920 4,704 5,880 6,720 7,840 9,408 11,760 15,680 23,520 and 47,040, with no remainder.

Since 47,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,040, 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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