Q: Is 47,900,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 47,900,000 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 47,900,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 80 100 125 160 200 250 400 479 500 625 800 958 1,000 1,250 1,916 2,000 2,395 2,500 3,125 3,832 4,000 4,790 5,000 6,250 7,664 9,580 10,000 11,975 12,500 15,328 19,160 20,000 23,950 25,000 38,320 47,900 50,000 59,875 76,640 95,800 100,000 119,750 191,600 239,500 299,375 383,200 479,000 598,750 958,000 1,197,500 1,496,875 1,916,000 2,395,000 2,993,750 4,790,000 5,987,500 9,580,000 11,975,000 23,950,000 and 47,900,000, with no remainder.

Since 47,900,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 47,900,000, 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).