Q: Is 48,347,538 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 48,347,538 is a composite number.

Why is 48,347,538 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 48,347,538 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 31 62 93 186 259,933 519,866 779,799 1,559,598 8,057,923 16,115,846 24,173,769 and 48,347,538, with no remainder.

Since 48,347,538 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,347,538, 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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