Q: Is 42,848 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,848 is a composite number.

Why is 42,848 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 42,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 32 52 103 104 206 208 412 416 824 1,339 1,648 2,678 3,296 5,356 10,712 21,424 and 42,848, with no remainder.

Since 42,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,848, 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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