Q: Is 48,202,220 a Composite Number?

Why is 48,202,220 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 48,202,220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 44 55 110 151 220 302 604 755 1,451 1,510 1,661 2,902 3,020 3,322 5,804 6,644 7,255 8,305 14,510 15,961 16,610 29,020 31,922 33,220 63,844 79,805 159,610 219,101 319,220 438,202 876,404 1,095,505 2,191,010 2,410,111 4,382,020 4,820,222 9,640,444 12,050,555 24,101,110 and 48,202,220, with no remainder.

Since 48,202,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,202,220, 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).