Q: Is 947,430 a Composite Number?

Why is 947,430 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 947,430 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 15 18 22 27 29 30 33 45 54 55 58 66 87 90 99 110 121 135 145 165 174 198 242 261 270 290 297 319 330 363 435 495 522 594 605 638 726 783 870 957 990 1,089 1,210 1,305 1,485 1,566 1,595 1,815 1,914 2,178 2,610 2,871 2,970 3,190 3,267 3,509 3,630 3,915 4,785 5,445 5,742 6,534 7,018 7,830 8,613 9,570 10,527 10,890 14,355 16,335 17,226 17,545 21,054 28,710 31,581 32,670 35,090 43,065 52,635 63,162 86,130 94,743 105,270 157,905 189,486 315,810 473,715 and 947,430, with no remainder.

Since 947,430 cannot be divided by just 1 and 947,430, 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).