Q: Is 49,440 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 49,440 is a composite number.

Why is 49,440 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 49,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 80 96 103 120 160 206 240 309 412 480 515 618 824 1,030 1,236 1,545 1,648 2,060 2,472 3,090 3,296 4,120 4,944 6,180 8,240 9,888 12,360 16,480 24,720 and 49,440, with no remainder.

Since 49,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 49,440, 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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