Q: Is 247,104 a Composite Number?

Why is 247,104 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 247,104 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 13 16 18 22 24 26 27 32 33 36 39 44 48 52 54 64 66 72 78 88 96 99 104 108 117 132 143 144 156 176 192 198 208 216 234 264 286 288 297 312 351 352 396 416 429 432 468 528 572 576 594 624 702 704 792 832 858 864 936 1,056 1,144 1,188 1,248 1,287 1,404 1,584 1,716 1,728 1,872 2,112 2,288 2,376 2,496 2,574 2,808 3,168 3,432 3,744 3,861 4,576 4,752 5,148 5,616 6,336 6,864 7,488 7,722 9,152 9,504 10,296 11,232 13,728 15,444 19,008 20,592 22,464 27,456 30,888 41,184 61,776 82,368 123,552 and 247,104, with no remainder.

Since 247,104 cannot be divided by just 1 and 247,104, 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).