Q: Is 48,066,264 a Composite Number?

Why is 48,066,264 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 48,066,264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 72 108 193 216 386 579 772 1,153 1,158 1,544 1,737 2,306 2,316 3,459 3,474 4,612 4,632 5,211 6,918 6,948 9,224 10,377 10,422 13,836 13,896 20,754 20,844 27,672 31,131 41,508 41,688 62,262 83,016 124,524 222,529 249,048 445,058 667,587 890,116 1,335,174 1,780,232 2,002,761 2,670,348 4,005,522 5,340,696 6,008,283 8,011,044 12,016,566 16,022,088 24,033,132 and 48,066,264, with no remainder.

Since 48,066,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,066,264, 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).