Q: Is 97,603,470 a Composite Number?

Why is 97,603,470 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 97,603,470 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 30 45 90 1,084,483 2,168,966 3,253,449 5,422,415 6,506,898 9,760,347 10,844,830 16,267,245 19,520,694 32,534,490 48,801,735 and 97,603,470, with no remainder.

Since 97,603,470 cannot be divided by just 1 and 97,603,470, 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).