Q: Is 47,372,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 47,372,400 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 47,372,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 36 40 45 48 50 60 72 75 80 90 100 120 144 150 180 200 225 240 300 360 400 450 600 720 900 1,200 1,800 3,600 13,159 26,318 39,477 52,636 65,795 78,954 105,272 118,431 131,590 157,908 197,385 210,544 236,862 263,180 315,816 328,975 394,770 473,724 526,360 592,155 631,632 657,950 789,540 947,448 986,925 1,052,720 1,184,310 1,315,900 1,579,080 1,894,896 1,973,850 2,368,620 2,631,800 2,960,775 3,158,160 3,947,700 4,737,240 5,263,600 5,921,550 7,895,400 9,474,480 11,843,100 15,790,800 23,686,200 and 47,372,400, with no remainder.

Since 47,372,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,372,400, 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).