Q: Is 248,247,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 248,247,300 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 248,247,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 105 140 150 175 210 300 350 420 525 700 1,050 2,100 118,213 236,426 354,639 472,852 591,065 709,278 827,491 1,182,130 1,418,556 1,654,982 1,773,195 2,364,260 2,482,473 2,955,325 3,309,964 3,546,390 4,137,455 4,964,946 5,910,650 7,092,780 8,274,910 8,865,975 9,929,892 11,821,300 12,412,365 16,549,820 17,731,950 20,687,275 24,824,730 35,463,900 41,374,550 49,649,460 62,061,825 82,749,100 124,123,650 and 248,247,300, with no remainder.

Since 248,247,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 248,247,300, 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).