48

48 is an even composite number composed of two prime numbers multiplied together.

What does the number 48 look like?

This visualization shows the relationship between its 2 prime factors (large circles) and 10 divisors.

48 is an even composite number. It is composed of two distinct prime numbers multiplied together. It has a total of ten divisors.

Prime factorization of 48:

2⁴ × 3

(2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3)

See below for interesting mathematical facts about the number 48 from the Numbermatics database.

Names of 48

Cardinal: 48 can be written as Forty-eight.

Scientific notation

Scientific notation: 4.8 × 10¹

Factors of 48

Number of distinct prime factors ω(n): 2
Total number of prime factors Ω(n): 5
Sum of prime factors: 5

Divisors of 48

Number of divisors d(n): 10
Complete list of divisors:
1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48
Sum of all divisors σ(n): 124
Sum of proper divisors (its aliquot sum) s(n): 76
48 is an abundant number, because the sum of its proper divisors (76) is greater than itself. Its abundance is 28

Bases of 48

Binary: 110000₂
Hexadecimal: 0x30
Base-36: 1C

Squares and roots of 48

48 squared (48²) is 2304
48 cubed (48³) is 110592
The square root of 48 is 6.9282032303
The cube root of 48 is 3.6342411855

Scales and comparisons

How big is 48?

A cube with a volume of 48 cubic inches would be around 0.3 feet tall.

Recreational maths with 48

48 backwards is 84
48 is a Harshad number.
The number of decimal digits it has is: 2
The sum of 48's digits is 12
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