Q: Is 48,987,140 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 48,987,140 is a composite number.

Why is 48,987,140 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 48,987,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 157 314 628 785 1,570 3,140 15,601 31,202 62,404 78,005 156,010 312,020 2,449,357 4,898,714 9,797,428 12,246,785 24,493,570 and 48,987,140, with no remainder.

Since 48,987,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,987,140, 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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