Q: Is 48,288,324 a Composite Number?

Why is 48,288,324 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 48,288,324 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 41 42 49 82 84 98 123 147 164 196 246 287 294 492 574 588 861 1,148 1,722 2,003 2,009 3,444 4,006 4,018 6,009 6,027 8,012 8,036 12,018 12,054 14,021 24,036 24,108 28,042 42,063 56,084 82,123 84,126 98,147 164,246 168,252 196,294 246,369 294,441 328,492 392,588 492,738 574,861 588,882 985,476 1,149,722 1,177,764 1,724,583 2,299,444 3,449,166 4,024,027 6,898,332 8,048,054 12,072,081 16,096,108 24,144,162 and 48,288,324, with no remainder.

Since 48,288,324 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,288,324, 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).