Q: Is 47,031,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 47,031,300 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 47,031,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 45 50 54 60 75 90 100 108 135 150 180 225 270 300 450 540 675 900 1,350 2,700 17,419 34,838 52,257 69,676 87,095 104,514 156,771 174,190 209,028 261,285 313,542 348,380 435,475 470,313 522,570 627,084 783,855 870,950 940,626 1,045,140 1,306,425 1,567,710 1,741,900 1,881,252 2,351,565 2,612,850 3,135,420 3,919,275 4,703,130 5,225,700 7,838,550 9,406,260 11,757,825 15,677,100 23,515,650 and 47,031,300, with no remainder.

Since 47,031,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,031,300, 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).