Q: Is 48,159,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 48,159,240 is a composite number.

Why is 48,159,240 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 48,159,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 23 24 30 40 46 60 69 92 115 120 138 184 230 276 345 460 552 690 920 1,380 2,760 17,449 34,898 52,347 69,796 87,245 104,694 139,592 174,490 209,388 261,735 348,980 401,327 418,776 523,470 697,960 802,654 1,046,940 1,203,981 1,605,308 2,006,635 2,093,880 2,407,962 3,210,616 4,013,270 4,815,924 6,019,905 8,026,540 9,631,848 12,039,810 16,053,080 24,079,620 and 48,159,240, with no remainder.

Since 48,159,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,159,240, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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