Q: Is 48,132 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 48,132 is a composite number.

Why is 48,132 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 48,132 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 63 84 126 191 252 382 573 764 1,146 1,337 1,719 2,292 2,674 3,438 4,011 5,348 6,876 8,022 12,033 16,044 24,066 and 48,132, with no remainder.

Since 48,132 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,132, 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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