Q: Is 48,073,872 a Composite Number?

Why is 48,073,872 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 48,073,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 16 21 22 24 28 33 42 44 48 56 66 77 84 88 112 132 154 168 176 231 264 308 336 462 528 616 924 1,232 1,848 3,696 13,007 26,014 39,021 52,028 78,042 91,049 104,056 143,077 156,084 182,098 208,112 273,147 286,154 312,168 364,196 429,231 546,294 572,308 624,336 728,392 858,462 1,001,539 1,092,588 1,144,616 1,456,784 1,716,924 2,003,078 2,185,176 2,289,232 3,004,617 3,433,848 4,006,156 4,370,352 6,009,234 6,867,696 8,012,312 12,018,468 16,024,624 24,036,936 and 48,073,872, with no remainder.

Since 48,073,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,073,872, 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).