Q: Is 48,102,636 a Composite Number?

Why is 48,102,636 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 48,102,636 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 241 482 723 964 1,446 2,892 16,633 33,266 49,899 66,532 99,798 199,596 4,008,553 8,017,106 12,025,659 16,034,212 24,051,318 and 48,102,636, with no remainder.

Since 48,102,636 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,102,636, 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).