Q: Is 49,728 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 49,728 is a composite number.

Why is 49,728 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 49,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 37 42 48 56 64 74 84 96 111 112 148 168 192 222 224 259 296 336 444 448 518 592 672 777 888 1,036 1,184 1,344 1,554 1,776 2,072 2,368 3,108 3,552 4,144 6,216 7,104 8,288 12,432 16,576 24,864 and 49,728, with no remainder.

Since 49,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 49,728, 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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