Q: Is 31,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 31,248 is a composite number.

Why is 31,248 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 31,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 31 36 42 48 56 62 63 72 84 93 112 124 126 144 168 186 217 248 252 279 336 372 434 496 504 558 651 744 868 1,008 1,116 1,302 1,488 1,736 1,953 2,232 2,604 3,472 3,906 4,464 5,208 7,812 10,416 15,624 and 31,248, with no remainder.

Since 31,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 31,248, 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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