Q: Is 47,276,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 47,276,400 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 47,276,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 150 200 240 300 400 600 1,200 39,397 78,794 118,191 157,588 196,985 236,382 315,176 393,970 472,764 590,955 630,352 787,940 945,528 984,925 1,181,910 1,575,880 1,891,056 1,969,850 2,363,820 2,954,775 3,151,760 3,939,700 4,727,640 5,909,550 7,879,400 9,455,280 11,819,100 15,758,800 23,638,200 and 47,276,400, with no remainder.

Since 47,276,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,276,400, 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).