Q: Is 40,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 40,248 is a composite number.

Why is 40,248 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 40,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 24 26 36 39 43 52 72 78 86 104 117 129 156 172 234 258 312 344 387 468 516 559 774 936 1,032 1,118 1,548 1,677 2,236 3,096 3,354 4,472 5,031 6,708 10,062 13,416 20,124 and 40,248, with no remainder.

Since 40,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,248, 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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