Q: Is 15,048 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 15,048 is a composite number.

Why is 15,048 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 15,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 18 19 22 24 33 36 38 44 57 66 72 76 88 99 114 132 152 171 198 209 228 264 342 396 418 456 627 684 792 836 1,254 1,368 1,672 1,881 2,508 3,762 5,016 7,524 and 15,048, with no remainder.

Since 15,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 15,048, 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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