Q: Is 48,202,215 a Composite Number?

Why is 48,202,215 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 48,202,215 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 127 381 635 1,905 25,303 75,909 126,515 379,545 3,213,481 9,640,443 16,067,405 and 48,202,215, with no remainder.

Since 48,202,215 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,202,215, 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).