Q: Is 48,438 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 48,438 is a composite number.

Why is 48,438 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 48,438 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 23 26 27 39 46 54 69 78 81 117 138 162 207 234 299 351 414 598 621 702 897 1,053 1,242 1,794 1,863 2,106 2,691 3,726 5,382 8,073 16,146 24,219 and 48,438, with no remainder.

Since 48,438 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,438, 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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