Q: Is 47,232 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 47,232 is a composite number.

Why is 47,232 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 47,232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 41 48 64 72 82 96 123 128 144 164 192 246 288 328 369 384 492 576 656 738 984 1,152 1,312 1,476 1,968 2,624 2,952 3,936 5,248 5,904 7,872 11,808 15,744 23,616 and 47,232, with no remainder.

Since 47,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,232, 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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