Q: Is 28,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 28,248 is a composite number.

Why is 28,248 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 28,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 22 24 33 44 66 88 107 132 214 264 321 428 642 856 1,177 1,284 2,354 2,568 3,531 4,708 7,062 9,416 14,124 and 28,248, with no remainder.

Since 28,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 28,248, 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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