Q: Is 48,960 a Composite Number?

Why is 48,960 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 48,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 17 18 20 24 30 32 34 36 40 45 48 51 60 64 68 72 80 85 90 96 102 120 136 144 153 160 170 180 192 204 240 255 272 288 306 320 340 360 408 480 510 544 576 612 680 720 765 816 960 1,020 1,088 1,224 1,360 1,440 1,530 1,632 2,040 2,448 2,720 2,880 3,060 3,264 4,080 4,896 5,440 6,120 8,160 9,792 12,240 16,320 24,480 and 48,960, with no remainder.

Since 48,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,960, 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).