Q: Is 48,201,416 a Composite Number?

Why is 48,201,416 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 48,201,416 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 613 1,226 2,452 4,904 9,829 19,658 39,316 78,632 6,025,177 12,050,354 24,100,708 and 48,201,416, with no remainder.

Since 48,201,416 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,201,416, 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).