Q: Is 47,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 47,872 is a composite number.

Why is 47,872 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 47,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 17 22 32 34 44 64 68 88 128 136 176 187 256 272 352 374 544 704 748 1,088 1,408 1,496 2,176 2,816 2,992 4,352 5,984 11,968 23,936 and 47,872, with no remainder.

Since 47,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,872, 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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