Q: Is 48,480 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 48,480 is a composite number.

Why is 48,480 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 48,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 80 96 101 120 160 202 240 303 404 480 505 606 808 1,010 1,212 1,515 1,616 2,020 2,424 3,030 3,232 4,040 4,848 6,060 8,080 9,696 12,120 16,160 24,240 and 48,480, with no remainder.

Since 48,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,480, 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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