Q: Is 45,408,048 a Composite Number?

Why is 45,408,048 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 45,408,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 84 112 149 168 298 336 447 596 894 907 1,043 1,192 1,788 1,814 2,086 2,384 2,721 3,129 3,576 3,628 4,172 5,442 6,258 6,349 7,152 7,256 8,344 10,884 12,516 12,698 14,512 16,688 19,047 21,768 25,032 25,396 38,094 43,536 50,064 50,792 76,188 101,584 135,143 152,376 270,286 304,752 405,429 540,572 810,858 946,001 1,081,144 1,621,716 1,892,002 2,162,288 2,838,003 3,243,432 3,784,004 5,676,006 6,486,864 7,568,008 11,352,012 15,136,016 22,704,024 and 45,408,048, with no remainder.

Since 45,408,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 45,408,048, 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).