Q: Is 48,384,768 a Composite Number?

Why is 48,384,768 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 48,384,768 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 96 128 192 251 256 384 502 753 768 1,004 1,506 2,008 3,012 4,016 6,024 8,032 12,048 16,064 24,096 32,128 48,192 63,001 64,256 96,384 126,002 189,003 192,768 252,004 378,006 504,008 756,012 1,008,016 1,512,024 2,016,032 3,024,048 4,032,064 6,048,096 8,064,128 12,096,192 16,128,256 24,192,384 and 48,384,768, with no remainder.

Since 48,384,768 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,384,768, 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).