Q: Is 48,552 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 48,552 is a composite number.

Why is 48,552 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 48,552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 17 21 24 28 34 42 51 56 68 84 102 119 136 168 204 238 289 357 408 476 578 714 867 952 1,156 1,428 1,734 2,023 2,312 2,856 3,468 4,046 6,069 6,936 8,092 12,138 16,184 24,276 and 48,552, with no remainder.

Since 48,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 48,552, 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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