Q: Is 53,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 53,248 is a composite number.

Why is 53,248 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 53,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 32 52 64 104 128 208 256 416 512 832 1,024 1,664 2,048 3,328 4,096 6,656 13,312 26,624 and 53,248, with no remainder.

Since 53,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 53,248, 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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