Q: Is 48,546 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 48,546 is a composite number.

Why is 48,546 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 48,546 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 29 31 54 58 62 87 93 174 186 261 279 522 558 783 837 899 1,566 1,674 1,798 2,697 5,394 8,091 16,182 24,273 and 48,546, with no remainder.

Since 48,546 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,546, 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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