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Is 48 prime composite or neither?

Updated: 4/28/2022
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A Prime number is a number that is divisible only by 1 and itself; it has no other factors. A composite number is a number that is divisible by more than two numbers - more than 1 and itself. The factors of 48 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, and 48. Therefore, it is a composite number.

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