Q: Is 247,715,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 247,715,100 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 247,715,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 29 30 36 45 50 58 60 75 87 90 100 116 145 150 174 180 225 261 290 300 348 435 450 522 580 725 870 900 1,044 1,305 1,450 1,740 2,175 2,610 2,900 4,350 5,220 6,525 8,700 9,491 13,050 18,982 26,100 28,473 37,964 47,455 56,946 85,419 94,910 113,892 142,365 170,838 189,820 237,275 275,239 284,730 341,676 427,095 474,550 550,478 569,460 711,825 825,717 854,190 949,100 1,100,956 1,376,195 1,423,650 1,651,434 1,708,380 2,135,475 2,477,151 2,752,390 2,847,300 3,302,868 4,128,585 4,270,950 4,954,302 5,504,780 6,880,975 8,257,170 8,541,900 9,908,604 12,385,755 13,761,950 16,514,340 20,642,925 24,771,510 27,523,900 41,285,850 49,543,020 61,928,775 82,571,700 123,857,550 and 247,715,100, with no remainder.

Since 247,715,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 247,715,100, 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).