Q: Is 48,246 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 48,246 is a composite number.

Why is 48,246 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 48,246 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 17 22 33 34 43 51 66 86 102 129 187 258 374 473 561 731 946 1,122 1,419 1,462 2,193 2,838 4,386 8,041 16,082 24,123 and 48,246, with no remainder.

Since 48,246 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,246, 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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