Q: Is 48,048 a Composite Number?

Why is 48,048 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 48,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 16 21 22 24 26 28 33 39 42 44 48 52 56 66 77 78 84 88 91 104 112 132 143 154 156 168 176 182 208 231 264 273 286 308 312 336 364 429 462 528 546 572 616 624 728 858 924 1,001 1,092 1,144 1,232 1,456 1,716 1,848 2,002 2,184 2,288 3,003 3,432 3,696 4,004 4,368 6,006 6,864 8,008 12,012 16,016 24,024 and 48,048, with no remainder.

Since 48,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,048, 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).