Q: Is 49,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 49,840 is a composite number.

Why is 49,840 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 49,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 40 56 70 80 89 112 140 178 280 356 445 560 623 712 890 1,246 1,424 1,780 2,492 3,115 3,560 4,984 6,230 7,120 9,968 12,460 24,920 and 49,840, with no remainder.

Since 49,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 49,840, 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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