Q: Is 247,427,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 247,427,240 is a composite number.

Why is 247,427,240 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 247,427,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 563 1,126 2,252 2,815 4,504 5,630 10,987 11,260 21,974 22,520 43,948 54,935 87,896 109,870 219,740 439,480 6,185,681 12,371,362 24,742,724 30,928,405 49,485,448 61,856,810 123,713,620 and 247,427,240, with no remainder.

Since 247,427,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 247,427,240, 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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