Q: Is 47,332,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 47,332,500 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 47,332,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 125 150 250 300 375 500 625 750 1,250 1,500 1,875 2,500 3,750 6,311 7,500 12,622 18,933 25,244 31,555 37,866 63,110 75,732 94,665 126,220 157,775 189,330 315,550 378,660 473,325 631,100 788,875 946,650 1,577,750 1,893,300 2,366,625 3,155,500 3,944,375 4,733,250 7,888,750 9,466,500 11,833,125 15,777,500 23,666,250 and 47,332,500, with no remainder.

Since 47,332,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,332,500, 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).