Q: Is 48,060,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 48,060,720 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 48,060,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 120 144 180 240 360 720 66,751 133,502 200,253 267,004 333,755 400,506 534,008 600,759 667,510 801,012 1,001,265 1,068,016 1,201,518 1,335,020 1,602,024 2,002,530 2,403,036 2,670,040 3,003,795 3,204,048 4,005,060 4,806,072 5,340,080 6,007,590 8,010,120 9,612,144 12,015,180 16,020,240 24,030,360 and 48,060,720, with no remainder.

Since 48,060,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,060,720, 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).