Q: Is 48,762 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 48,762 is a composite number.

Why is 48,762 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 48,762 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 43 54 63 81 86 126 129 162 189 258 301 378 387 567 602 774 903 1,134 1,161 1,806 2,322 2,709 3,483 5,418 6,966 8,127 16,254 24,381 and 48,762, with no remainder.

Since 48,762 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,762, 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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