Q: Is 49,880 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 49,880 is a composite number.

Why is 49,880 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 49,880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 29 40 43 58 86 116 145 172 215 232 290 344 430 580 860 1,160 1,247 1,720 2,494 4,988 6,235 9,976 12,470 24,940 and 49,880, with no remainder.

Since 49,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 49,880, 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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