Q: Is 47,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 47,740 is a composite number.

Why is 47,740 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 47,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 28 31 35 44 55 62 70 77 110 124 140 154 155 217 220 308 310 341 385 434 620 682 770 868 1,085 1,364 1,540 1,705 2,170 2,387 3,410 4,340 4,774 6,820 9,548 11,935 23,870 and 47,740, with no remainder.

Since 47,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,740, 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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