Q: Is 48,672 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 48,672 is a composite number.

Why is 48,672 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 48,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 32 36 39 48 52 72 78 96 104 117 144 156 169 208 234 288 312 338 416 468 507 624 676 936 1,014 1,248 1,352 1,521 1,872 2,028 2,704 3,042 3,744 4,056 5,408 6,084 8,112 12,168 16,224 24,336 and 48,672, with no remainder.

Since 48,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,672, 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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