Q: Is 47,266,770 a Composite Number?

Why is 47,266,770 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 47,266,770 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 73 113 146 191 219 226 339 365 382 438 565 573 678 730 955 1,095 1,130 1,146 1,695 1,910 2,190 2,865 3,390 5,730 8,249 13,943 16,498 21,583 24,747 27,886 41,245 41,829 43,166 49,494 64,749 69,715 82,490 83,658 107,915 123,735 129,498 139,430 209,145 215,830 247,470 323,745 418,290 647,490 1,575,559 3,151,118 4,726,677 7,877,795 9,453,354 15,755,590 23,633,385 and 47,266,770, with no remainder.

Since 47,266,770 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,266,770, 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).