Q: Is 50,976 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 50,976 is a composite number.

Why is 50,976 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 50,976 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 48 54 59 72 96 108 118 144 177 216 236 288 354 432 472 531 708 864 944 1,062 1,416 1,593 1,888 2,124 2,832 3,186 4,248 5,664 6,372 8,496 12,744 16,992 25,488 and 50,976, with no remainder.

Since 50,976 cannot be divided by just 1 and 50,976, 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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