Q: Is 48,048,336 a Composite Number?

Why is 48,048,336 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 48,048,336 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 27 28 36 42 48 54 56 63 72 84 108 112 126 144 168 189 216 252 336 378 432 504 756 1,008 1,512 3,024 15,889 31,778 47,667 63,556 95,334 111,223 127,112 143,001 190,668 222,446 254,224 286,002 333,669 381,336 429,003 444,892 572,004 667,338 762,672 858,006 889,784 1,001,007 1,144,008 1,334,676 1,716,012 1,779,568 2,002,014 2,288,016 2,669,352 3,003,021 3,432,024 4,004,028 5,338,704 6,006,042 6,864,048 8,008,056 12,012,084 16,016,112 24,024,168 and 48,048,336, with no remainder.

Since 48,048,336 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,048,336, 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).