Q: Is 47,002,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 47,002,000 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 47,002,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 71 80 100 125 142 200 250 284 331 355 400 500 568 662 710 1,000 1,136 1,324 1,420 1,655 1,775 2,000 2,648 2,840 3,310 3,550 5,296 5,680 6,620 7,100 8,275 8,875 13,240 14,200 16,550 17,750 23,501 26,480 28,400 33,100 35,500 41,375 47,002 66,200 71,000 82,750 94,004 117,505 132,400 142,000 165,500 188,008 235,010 331,000 376,016 470,020 587,525 662,000 940,040 1,175,050 1,880,080 2,350,100 2,937,625 4,700,200 5,875,250 9,400,400 11,750,500 23,501,000 and 47,002,000, with no remainder.

Since 47,002,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,002,000, 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).