Q: Is 48,662,859 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 48,662,859 is a composite number.

Why is 48,662,859 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 48,662,859 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 41 123 287 861 56,519 169,557 395,633 1,186,899 2,317,279 6,951,837 16,220,953 and 48,662,859, with no remainder.

Since 48,662,859 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,662,859, 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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