Q: Is 56,848 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 56,848 is a composite number.

Why is 56,848 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 56,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 17 19 22 34 38 44 68 76 88 136 152 176 187 209 272 304 323 374 418 646 748 836 1,292 1,496 1,672 2,584 2,992 3,344 3,553 5,168 7,106 14,212 28,424 and 56,848, with no remainder.

Since 56,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 56,848, 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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