Q: Is 247,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 247,800 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 247,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 25 28 30 35 40 42 50 56 59 60 70 75 84 100 105 118 120 140 150 168 175 177 200 210 236 280 295 300 350 354 413 420 472 525 590 600 700 708 826 840 885 1,050 1,180 1,239 1,400 1,416 1,475 1,652 1,770 2,065 2,100 2,360 2,478 2,950 3,304 3,540 4,130 4,200 4,425 4,956 5,900 6,195 7,080 8,260 8,850 9,912 10,325 11,800 12,390 16,520 17,700 20,650 24,780 30,975 35,400 41,300 49,560 61,950 82,600 123,900 and 247,800, with no remainder.

Since 247,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 247,800, 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).