Q: Is 48,440 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 48,440 is a composite number.

Why is 48,440 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 48,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 173 280 346 692 865 1,211 1,384 1,730 2,422 3,460 4,844 6,055 6,920 9,688 12,110 24,220 and 48,440, with no remainder.

Since 48,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,440, 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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