Q: Is 10,477,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 10,477,200 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 10,477,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 200 240 300 400 600 1,200 8,731 17,462 26,193 34,924 43,655 52,386 69,848 87,310 104,772 130,965 139,696 174,620 209,544 218,275 261,930 349,240 419,088 436,550 523,860 654,825 698,480 873,100 1,047,720 1,309,650 1,746,200 2,095,440 2,619,300 3,492,400 5,238,600 and 10,477,200, with no remainder.

Since 10,477,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,477,200, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).