Q: Is 48,237,525 a Composite Number?

Why is 48,237,525 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 48,237,525 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 25 27 35 41 45 63 75 81 83 105 123 135 175 189 205 225 249 287 315 369 405 415 525 567 581 615 675 747 861 945 1,025 1,107 1,245 1,435 1,575 1,743 1,845 2,025 2,075 2,241 2,583 2,835 2,905 3,075 3,321 3,403 3,735 4,305 4,725 5,229 5,535 6,225 6,723 7,175 7,749 8,715 9,225 10,209 11,205 12,915 14,175 14,525 15,687 16,605 17,015 18,675 21,525 23,247 23,821 26,145 27,675 30,627 33,615 38,745 43,575 47,061 51,045 56,025 64,575 71,463 78,435 83,025 85,075 91,881 116,235 119,105 130,725 153,135 168,075 193,725 214,389 235,305 255,225 275,643 357,315 392,175 459,405 581,175 595,525 643,167 765,675 1,071,945 1,176,525 1,378,215 1,786,575 1,929,501 2,297,025 3,215,835 5,359,725 6,891,075 9,647,505 16,079,175 and 48,237,525, with no remainder.

Since 48,237,525 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,237,525, 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).