Q: Is 42,247,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 42,247,000 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 42,247,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 83 100 125 166 200 250 332 415 500 509 664 830 1,000 1,018 1,660 2,036 2,075 2,545 3,320 4,072 4,150 5,090 8,300 10,180 10,375 12,725 16,600 20,360 20,750 25,450 41,500 42,247 50,900 63,625 83,000 84,494 101,800 127,250 168,988 211,235 254,500 337,976 422,470 509,000 844,940 1,056,175 1,689,880 2,112,350 4,224,700 5,280,875 8,449,400 10,561,750 21,123,500 and 42,247,000, with no remainder.

Since 42,247,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,247,000, 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).