Q: Is 42,048 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 42,048 is a composite number.

Why is 42,048 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 42,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 64 72 73 96 144 146 192 219 288 292 438 576 584 657 876 1,168 1,314 1,752 2,336 2,628 3,504 4,672 5,256 7,008 10,512 14,016 21,024 and 42,048, with no remainder.

Since 42,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,048, 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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