Q: Is 48,857,616 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 48,857,616 is a composite number.

Why is 48,857,616 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 48,857,616 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 339,289 678,578 1,017,867 1,357,156 2,035,734 2,714,312 3,053,601 4,071,468 5,428,624 6,107,202 8,142,936 12,214,404 16,285,872 24,428,808 and 48,857,616, with no remainder.

Since 48,857,616 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,857,616, 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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