Q: Is 48,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 48,972 is a composite number.

Why is 48,972 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 48,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 14 21 22 28 33 42 44 53 66 77 84 106 132 154 159 212 231 308 318 371 462 583 636 742 924 1,113 1,166 1,484 1,749 2,226 2,332 3,498 4,081 4,452 6,996 8,162 12,243 16,324 24,486 and 48,972, with no remainder.

Since 48,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,972, 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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