Q: Is 47,475,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 47,475,200 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 47,475,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 128 160 200 256 320 400 512 640 800 1,280 1,600 2,560 3,200 3,709 6,400 7,418 12,800 14,836 18,545 29,672 37,090 59,344 74,180 92,725 118,688 148,360 185,450 237,376 296,720 370,900 474,752 593,440 741,800 949,504 1,186,880 1,483,600 1,899,008 2,373,760 2,967,200 4,747,520 5,934,400 9,495,040 11,868,800 23,737,600 and 47,475,200, with no remainder.

Since 47,475,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,475,200, 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).