Q: Is 4,848,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 4,848,000 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 4,848,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 64 75 80 96 100 101 120 125 128 150 160 192 200 202 240 250 300 303 320 375 384 400 404 480 500 505 600 606 640 750 800 808 960 1,000 1,010 1,200 1,212 1,500 1,515 1,600 1,616 1,920 2,000 2,020 2,400 2,424 2,525 3,000 3,030 3,200 3,232 4,000 4,040 4,800 4,848 5,050 6,000 6,060 6,464 7,575 8,000 8,080 9,600 9,696 10,100 12,000 12,120 12,625 12,928 15,150 16,000 16,160 19,392 20,200 24,000 24,240 25,250 30,300 32,320 37,875 38,784 40,400 48,000 48,480 50,500 60,600 64,640 75,750 80,800 96,960 101,000 121,200 151,500 161,600 193,920 202,000 242,400 303,000 323,200 404,000 484,800 606,000 808,000 969,600 1,212,000 1,616,000 2,424,000 and 4,848,000, with no remainder.

Since 4,848,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,848,000, 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).