Q: Is 47,608,575 a Composite Number?

Why is 47,608,575 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 47,608,575 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 15 21 25 29 35 53 59 75 87 105 145 159 175 177 203 265 295 371 413 435 525 609 725 795 885 1,015 1,113 1,239 1,325 1,475 1,537 1,711 1,855 2,065 2,175 3,045 3,127 3,975 4,425 4,611 5,075 5,133 5,565 6,195 7,685 8,555 9,275 9,381 10,325 10,759 11,977 15,225 15,635 21,889 23,055 25,665 27,825 30,975 32,277 35,931 38,425 42,775 46,905 53,795 59,885 65,667 78,175 90,683 109,445 115,275 128,325 161,385 179,655 234,525 268,975 272,049 299,425 328,335 453,415 547,225 634,781 806,925 898,275 1,360,245 1,641,675 1,904,343 2,267,075 3,173,905 6,801,225 9,521,715 15,869,525 and 47,608,575, with no remainder.

Since 47,608,575 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,608,575, 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).