Q: Is 40,488 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 40,488 is a composite number.

Why is 40,488 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 40,488 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 84 168 241 482 723 964 1,446 1,687 1,928 2,892 3,374 5,061 5,784 6,748 10,122 13,496 20,244 and 40,488, with no remainder.

Since 40,488 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,488, 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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