Q: Is 48,201,414 a Composite Number?

Why is 48,201,414 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 48,201,414 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 47 94 141 282 170,927 341,854 512,781 1,025,562 8,033,569 16,067,138 24,100,707 and 48,201,414, with no remainder.

Since 48,201,414 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,201,414, 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).