Q: Is 47,376 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 47,376 is a composite number.

Why is 47,376 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 47,376 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 36 42 47 48 56 63 72 84 94 112 126 141 144 168 188 252 282 329 336 376 423 504 564 658 752 846 987 1,008 1,128 1,316 1,692 1,974 2,256 2,632 2,961 3,384 3,948 5,264 5,922 6,768 7,896 11,844 15,792 23,688 and 47,376, with no remainder.

Since 47,376 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,376, 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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