Q: Is 43,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 43,248 is a composite number.

Why is 43,248 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 43,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 17 24 34 48 51 53 68 102 106 136 159 204 212 272 318 408 424 636 816 848 901 1,272 1,802 2,544 2,703 3,604 5,406 7,208 10,812 14,416 21,624 and 43,248, with no remainder.

Since 43,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 43,248, 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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