Q: Is 47,623,329 a Composite Number?

Why is 47,623,329 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 47,623,329 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 19 27 37 39 57 111 117 171 193 247 333 351 481 513 579 703 741 999 1,443 1,737 2,109 2,223 2,509 3,667 4,329 5,211 6,327 6,669 7,141 7,527 9,139 11,001 12,987 18,981 21,423 22,581 27,417 33,003 47,671 64,269 67,743 82,251 92,833 99,009 135,679 143,013 192,807 246,753 278,499 407,037 429,039 835,497 1,221,111 1,287,117 1,763,827 2,506,491 3,663,333 5,291,481 15,874,443 and 47,623,329, with no remainder.

Since 47,623,329 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,623,329, 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).