Q: Is 48,262,998 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 48,262,998 is a composite number.

Why is 48,262,998 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 48,262,998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 223 446 669 1,338 1,561 3,122 4,683 5,153 9,366 10,306 15,459 30,918 36,071 72,142 108,213 216,426 1,149,119 2,298,238 3,447,357 6,894,714 8,043,833 16,087,666 24,131,499 and 48,262,998, with no remainder.

Since 48,262,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,262,998, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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