Q: Is 48,115,414 a Composite Number?

Why is 48,115,414 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 48,115,414 can be evenly divided by 1 2 53 106 199 398 2,281 4,562 10,547 21,094 120,893 241,786 453,919 907,838 24,057,707 and 48,115,414, with no remainder.

Since 48,115,414 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,115,414, 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).